What would make your community a better place to live in the future? Would you like to have input about priorities for economic development, natural resource development, and other community issues? If your answer is yes, your participation is needed now to help create an economic and community development roadmap for the South Central Nebraska area.

The South Central Economic Development District, Inc. (SCEDD), in partnership with the South Central Nebraska and Trailblazer Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils, is in the process of bringing together the public and private sectors in the creation of a plan to diversify and strengthen regional economies. Your input is invaluable to this process. Please take a few minutes to complete the online survey at www.scedd.us, available through September 1, 2007. All individual responses will remain anonymous.

Responses received by county include: Adams, 10; Buffalo, 73; Clay, 18; Dawson, 23; Fillmore, 5; Franklin, 57; Gosper, 7; Hall,10; Hamilton, 21; Harlan, 8; Kearney, 14; Merrick, 14; Nuckolls, 4; Phelps, 49; Thayer, 22; and Webster, 28.