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EnVision Downtown Hilo 2025: 5 -Year Action Plan Update In January 2010, the draft EDH 2025: 5 -Year fiction Plan Update was submitted to the Planning Director. This was an enormous accomplishment that came to fruition only because of the dedicated participation and assistance from many Lead Solution Partners and key stakeholders. The updates, which include an easier -to -read fiction Plan Matrix, new strategies, and new actions, ensure that the Plan remains alive and relevant to the changing needs and conditions of the community. • The Action Plan Review Workshop on October 9, 2009 Ideas for new strategies and actions were collected at each stage of the community involvement process since plan adoption in 2005. On October 9, 2009, a large Action Plan Review Workshop was held at the Downtown Hilo YWCA. During the Workshop, 60 Lead Solution Partners discussed revisions and additions to the EDH 2025 Plan. additional meetings were held subsequent •A Vision Concept illustration of the Hilo Farmer's Market area to the Workshop to further refine the updates. Another exciting addition to the EDH 2025 Plan is the "Vision Concept." The Vision Concept is a series of five (5) illustrations, hand -drawn by local artist Charles Snyder, that provide a visual rendering of how Downtown Hilo could look in 2025. It enhances the written EDH 2025 Plan by providing a visual representation of design- related features in public spaces throughout Downtown Hilo. In January 2010, the draft Vision Concept was presented at numerous venues around Downtown Hilo. At these events, comments and feedback were collected and used as the driving force in finalizing the Vision Concept. The end result is a set of illustrations that have been truly brought to life with brilliant watercolor. On May 7, 2010, the EDH 2025: 5 -Year fiction Plan Update received a favorable recommendation from the Windward • On June 26, 2010, 18 people attended a Vision Concept Planning Commission, and it now moves forward to the Hawaii presentation and community talk County Council Planning Committee. We invite you to view the story at the Hilo Public Library document on our Web site, http: / /co.hawaii.hl.us /edh2025. Envision Downtown Hilo 2025 Progress Report January 2009 -June 2010 Page 3