The Future of Ditto Landing

1.   Do you see a need for a long-range vision for the Huntsville metro region?  If so, how should it be developed?

Yes, most definitely.  The city has taken good steps in this direction by the addition of Dennis Madsen as the Urban Planner.  He is doing a good job in looking down the road to see what can be accomplished for the city.  Dennis is off to a good start by working with the five (5) city council districts to see what they would like to accomplish in their area regarding future development.  Dennis has been a regular speaker at the Huntsville South meetings and is very engaged in encouraging a vision for our part of the city.  We should continue to work with Dennis and encourage residents that are interested to participate in crafting the future of our area and all of Huntsville.

The first citizens academy was held at Ditto Landing and attracted about 100 interested residents from around the city.  They were divided up into groups of about 10 or so with a map and a blank overlay.  The goal was to come up with a vision of what each group would like to see Ditto become in terms of development and features.  It was great to see the wide and diverse ideas that were expressed on paper.