Top seven priorities identified for the Build a Better Grinnell

      The Build a Better Grinnell 2030 Visioning Project (BABG) has wrapped up its Phase 2 community needs prioritization survey, which asked people who live, work or depend on resources in Grinnell to rank their top seven priorities from a list of 46. The project is now transitioning to Phase 3, which will focus on developing a deeper understanding of these top seven issues. This involves exploring the prioritized issues in more detail and asking the community to begin identifying possible solutions. The following, and final stage of the project will organize planning groups around each prioritized issue to develop specific action plans taking into account the research findings. The project invites everyone to learn more about the results and priorities from the most recent survey, and is seeking continued participation in the next stage. 
Top Issues
        Improve Quality of Drinking Water 
       More Variety of Restaurants 
       Improve K-12 Buildings and Infrastructure 
       Improve or Expand Mental Health Care Services 
       Improve Roads & Road Maintenance 
       Reduce Racism 
       Higher Wages, or Lower Prices 
The Survey Data 
      The first BABG survey asked a series of open-ended questions about Grinnell's strengths and needs. This led to the list of 46 issues that appeared on the most recent survey. Individuals were then asked to rank their top seven issues, as well as provide demographic information covering income, race & ethnicity, living situation, commuter status, gender identity, household size, and age. In total, 1270 people took the recent prioritization survey. The top seven needs identified appear below. While only these top issues will move forward into the next research phase, all the data from the project are publicly available for viewing and use on the website.
Project update sessions
    Come learn about the survey data, how the top seven priorities were picked, and get involved in future listening sessions and focus groups at one of the following gathers in the Caulkins Community Room at Drake Community Library
        Thursday, Sept 21 – 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
        Thursday, Sept. 28 – 12 – 1 p.m.
        Saturday, Oct. 7 - 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
        Light refreshments will be provided