Coweta County is in the midst of unprecedented growth. Vision 2020 is a long-term process that gathers community recommendations for planning and managing growth and finds ways to turn them into reality.
Currently, there are four think tanks hard at work exploring the best way to implement Vision 2020 community recommendations for healthcare, education, services and economic development. The think tanks bring service providers, subject matter experts and committee members together so that implementation plans will be based on what is realistic and achievable. Each think tank has a provider and a community leader as co-chairs. The Chamber helps to facilitate and support the work of the think tanks, hosting quarterly meetings to monitor progress as well as updating the media and the broader community.
As early as 1999, several leaders in the community realized that a common vision and plan for growth was needed to guide Coweta’s expansion in a way that preserves quality of life and makes the most of new opportunities. Vision 2020 was begun in 1999 by Coweta County, the Coweta School Board, the City of Newnan, Peachtree Regional Hospital, 21st Century Coweta, and the Newnan-Coweta Chamber. In 2004, the Chamber made Vision 2020 a priority activity and helped engage community leaders and representatives to conduct the 2005 “Be Something Different” community survey, analyze the data, and develop future plans for Coweta County.
In 2005 and 2006, 11 Chamber committees spent more than a year exploring all aspects of quality of life and growth in Coweta County. As the Chamber committees worked, it became amazingly clear how interconnected all of the 11 key areas really were. The data that each of the committees studied fit into more than one area, which led to the creation of four think tanks: healthcare, education, services and economic development.
Community Development
- Randy Cardoza - AGL Resources
- Theron Gay - Coweta County Manager
Economic Development
- Larry Callahan - Pattillo Construction
- Keith Brady - Josey Young & Brady Realty, LLC
Education
- Dr. Joe Harless - Organizational Consultant
- Blake Bass - Coweta County Schools
Healthcare
- Michael Bass - Piedmont Newnan Hospital
- Mark Whitlock - Central Educational Center
