Plans of Action
The pace of change in the 21st century is increasing, and what worked well even five years ago may not be working as well today. To respond to this challenge, it takes proactive leaders who engage their citizens to develop a strategic direction and action plan that will enable them to succeed in this new environment. And that is what is happening in Baxter County.
Through discussions with community members, the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce engaged the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Breakthrough Solutions Program to lead an action planning process in our area to address the possible challenges. From there, Baxter County Forward has emerged as a broad-based community initiative for our whole county - public, private, the nonprofit sector, key leaders of the area, and the citizens of Baxter County. We seek to support existing organizations and a prospective economic base and be inclusive of all healthy initiatives for Baxter County.