Overview
In May 2017, an AFC Steering Committee was established consisting of 22 members representing a full range of interests, ages, and organizations. The Town of Saint Andrews, churches, seniors’ groups, institutions, education, sports and recreation, the Arts, first responders, medical were all represented on the Steering Committee.
The Committee undertook a series of consultations that included two focus groups, a full day forum (Day for the Ages), an extensive statistical analysis, a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis, a detailed community survey, and feedback to the community on what they had told us through these various means. Throughout the entire process of the needs assessment, the committee presented a detailed update each month to the entire Council. After each major assessment component, the Committee held Open Houses to present the findings to the community, asking for any clarification or further comments.
The Action Plan was approved by Council on June 25, 2018. Since that time a study has been conducted to find Funding Resources to assist with implementation of the Action Plan, the Council has formed an AFC Advisory Committee. As well, a number of the recommendations set out in the Action Plan have been completed or, at least, begun to be implemented. These include the creation of 1.5 kilometers of new sidewalks, the purchase and renovation of a multi-unit vacation property into affordable housing for summer employees, and after much community consultation, a site has been chosen for the new medical wellness center.