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Video Girdwood
2020 |
Group focuses
on managed development A group of
business, civic and sports leaders formed Girdwood
20/20 in 1999 to help bring a focus and direction
to the community's future. The organization's
founders well understood that growth needs to be
managed and if left unchecked, Girdwood could slip
into a dysfunctional, overgrown town. We set out
then, and continue today, to provide a resource to
assist Girdwood become a year- round resort and a
great place to call home. Girdwood 2020 uses the
Girdwood Area Plan as its guide. This plan
encompasses the hard work of hundreds of Girdwood
residents through a year- long process that
included focus groups, empirical research and town
meetings. It took another three years of massage to
get the plan through the Girdwood Board of
Supervisors and the Anchorage Assembly. The final
result is a plan supported by overwhelming
majorities in both Girdwood and Anchorage. It 's
our road map for Girdwood for the next 20 years. In
addition to supporting well- considered growth,
Girdwood 2020 adopted a number of other projects,
including a commitment to help find financing for a
new community center, develop a local museum and
preserve the Round House as a historical
landmark. There are some
who call us boomers, poised to bulldoze this
valley. Nothing could be further from the truth. We
support only those visitor- related projects that
are environmentally responsible and blend into our
unique community. These include activities that
compliment the existing ski resort, such as heli-
and cat- skiing in the winter, multi- use trails,
golf, fishing, flightseeing and
goldpanning. These activities
create sustainable jobs for locals and enhanced
opportunities for small businesses. They also
represent the type of growth this valley and the
rest of Anchorage say they support. We also support
additional resort development into the Winner Creek
area and encourage the Heritage Land Bank to issue
a request for proposals for potential developers.
This expansion, which we believe can be
accomplished with minimal infrastructure, will open
XXX acres of quality ski slopes for our skiing
pleasure and allow investors to market this
community as a true boutique destination. We're
excited about the future because we believe that
Girdwood can be developed as a model community if
we all work together. We invite you to join us as
we assist Girdwood through its next phase of
managed growth. |
