How Fairview stopped talking about housing and started building houses
Becky McCray
I help you shape a brighter future for your small town, giving you practical steps you can put into action right away. You don't have to know all the answers if you can stay open to new ideas.
At the Teeny Tiny Town Summit last week, JaNae Barnard from Fairview, Oklahoma, shared how they jump started their new housing project.
“We stopped settling for talking,” she said.
She loaded up the key folks from Major County Economic Development , and they drove past every single house in Fairview. That gave everyone a much clearer idea of the problem.
That’s what turned talk into action. MCEDC is building two spec houses right now.
She said they’re also considering covering down payments for potential buyers.
JaNae gave you the (Idea Friendly) secret: Stop settling for talking. Get out of the meeting room. Take small steps right away and learn from that.
Keep shaping the future of your town,
Becky
P.S.
You can find more practical steps for housing projects in our video/audio?Improving Rural Housing . You’ll learn one way to turn “looking at every house” into a useful map and how to use that map. The video is US$9.
Self employed
1 年Way to go!!
Leading Economic Development and Tourism Strategist assisting to increase economic development, improve quality of life and attract more visitors. Author: TOURISM: Economic Development for Any Size Community
1 年Action is what is so needed! Good show.
Project Manager MYERS ENGINEERING
1 年JaNae Barnard is a phenomenal EcDev professional. She collaborates with confidence and brings growth to her community. Love working with her.