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COSAC to return to Council with concrete outreach proposals after joint workshop
Summary
Following a joint workshop with County Council, the Cache County Open Space Advisory Committee agreed to prepare a joint statement, targeted direct-mail and social-media outreach, and partner outreach materials for the Council to review before implementation.
The Cache County Open Space Advisory Committee agreed to take concrete outreach steps after its joint workshop with the County Council, starting with a joint news statement and a targeted direct-mail campaign.
Committee members told each other the Council was receptive and asked COSAC to return with specific proposals detailing target areas, costs and outreach materials. Speaker 2 summarized the request and proposed that the committee draft one recommended package to pitch to Council rather than multiple competing alternatives. The committee agreed to prepare maps, a list of property owners and a cost estimate for a pilot area.
Members discussed using the Sardine gateway as a pilot. The committee noted an earlier private mailing by an outside group had caused confusion among council members and decided county-originated materials would reduce ambiguity. Speaker 4 said the Council’s response was constructive, noting: "I was impressed, personally with the council's attitude towards COSAC and the work that's done." (attributed to Speaker 4 in the transcript.)
Practical outreach methods discussed included a direct mailing (participants estimated identifying ~180 addresses at roughly $0.40 per address), a joint statement from the committee chair and the County executive to serve as a press release, arranging a local Herald Journal interview to create shareable content, and leveraging municipal utility-bill newsletters and partner organizations to extend reach. The committee also identified Janine in the executive office as a county social-media contact.
The committee assigned next steps: prepare the joint statement, finish the direct-mail mapping and cost estimate, coordinate website postings with staff, and draft partner and newsletter language. Members agreed to prepare documentation the council liaison can place on a future Council agenda so the Council can act on the proposals.
Meeting procedural actions recorded in the transcript: the committee adopted the meeting agenda and previous minutes by unanimous consent, and it adjourned without objection.
