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One Marshall County outlines strategic plan, hires coordinator and cites rural health funding estimate
Summary
Gary Knight presented One Marshall County’s rebrand, governance and strategic priorities June 16, saying the organization expects the county could receive roughly $1.5 million per year from a regional rural health initiative and that it has hired its first community coordinator.
Gary Knight, representing One Marshall County, briefed the Marshall County Redevelopment Commission on June 16 about the nonprofit’s rebranding, governance structure, grant activity and next steps.
Knight described One Marshall County (a rebrand and DBA of the former Marshall County Crossroads 501(c)(3)) as a strategic coalition with a 28-member board drawing representatives from municipalities, county government, education, health care and other partners. "Our mission is ... to collaborate, champion economic prosperity and elevate quality of life ensuring a resilient and a sustainable future for every resident," Knight said.
He outlined three five-year strategic priorities—housing and infrastructure; quality of life and place; and business growth and workforce development—and said the group has identified roughly 120 projects. Knight said the nonprofit had helped secure grant activity across arts, entrepreneurship and rural health: the regional rural health initiative application, he said, would send about $13 million to the coalition across seven counties and Marshall County would probably receive "approximately one and a half million" per year for the next five years.
Knight also announced that One Marshall County has hired its first community coordinator (who began work the day before the meeting) to improve communications with partners and residents. He told the commission he was not asking for county money at the meeting and that the organization is pursuing grants and other external funding.
Commissioners asked questions about the organization’s history, project inventory and partner engagement; Knight traced the group’s origins to earlier regional initiatives and the Stellar project and said that the rebrand and coalition approach were intended to improve cross-jurisdiction collaboration.
Next steps: Knight offered to share the inventory of identified projects with commissioners, and the organization will continue to coordinate with municipal and regional partners on grant applications and program implementation.
