During the week of October 19th, I (Jeanette Hayhurst) conducted six small group Visioning sessions to discuss economic development and the future of Newberry Springs. These meetings were done in conjunction with the preparation of San Bernardino County's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and the information gathered at these sessions will be shared with the County.

A typist was hired to take notes at each session. The original unedited notes from each small group session can be found at the Newberry Springs Chamber of Commerce website. (For those that were unable to attend a session, additional comments can be emailed to the Newberry Springs Chamber of Commerce.)

A variety of topics were covered. Attendees were asked to share what they want Newberry Springs to look like in the next 10-15 years including the community character, growth, available services, housing, etc. With the intent of stimulating economic development, participants also brainstormed ideas of what small businesses they believe would be a good addition to the community. And lastly, they discussed how they would like the County to help Newberry Springs. 

As to be expected, there were a wide variety of answers to each of these questions. Some of the suggestions that were made will be easy to achieve and some will be more difficult. While some of the suggestions will never become reality. The point is that people put some serious thought into what they want their community to be like in the future.

Using the information gathered at these sessions, I created the following attached documents summarizing the comments received.

NBS Future Vision

NBS Small Business

NBS County Cooperation

I hope that these documents will be used to stimulate conversation and find common ground in order to create a prosperous future for the residents of Newberry Springs. 

Respectfully submitted,

Jeanette Hayhurst