Unity Plan Working Groups

Arts, Culture, Heritage
Goal #6: p.22-25

The community will encourage and foster continual growth of arts, culture, and heritage through municipal and community awareness, education and support.

Social Well Being
Goal #10: p.32-33

The community will encourage and support social diversity and a personal sense of well being by improving accessibility, promoting volunteerism, striving to reduce poverty, and maintaining a healthy, safe, friendly community to live, work, and play for all ages, cultures and abilities.

Affordable Housing
Goal #12: p.38-40

The community of Huntsville will advocate for, provide and facilitate housing that is affordable to a range of incomes, and household sizes to meet the needs of all demographics at all stages of life.

Economic Development
Goal #11: p.34-38

Huntsville will promote a diverse and prosperous economy by attracting innovation, growing a knowledge-based economy, providing adequate training, developing green jobs, and offering sustainable year round employment to retain Huntsville's youth.

Environmental Protection
Goal #1: p.7-10

The community will protect, preserve, restore, and enhance the terrestrial and aquatic environments and biodiversity of Huntsville and surrounding area by being responsible stewards of the environment.

Energy Conservation
Goal #3: p.15-16

Huntsville will be a leader in reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by promoting sustainable, innovative community-based energy initiatives.

Municipal Operations & Infrastructure
Goal #2: p.10-14

The Town of Huntsville will strive to be a model sustainable community, by reducing its impact on the environment, and planning for climate change adaptation by following best management practices in all municipal operations and infrastructure projects and by leading by example.

Education
Goal #7: p.25-27

The community will encourage ongoing high quality education services for all community members, including public awareness campaigns/programs and training on sustainability.

Public Health & Health Care
Goal #8: p.27-29

The community will promote healthy active living in an effort to promote the well-being of all its citizens and reduce long term stress on the medical system, and will improve access to various forms of health care.

Healthy Active Community
Goal #9: p.29-32

Huntsville will continue to support and encourage healthy, active lifestyles through supporting the availability of fresh, nutritious and local food, and the continued provision, maintenance and expansion of opportunities for recreation for all residents of all ages, cultures and abilities.

Transportation
Goal #4: p.17-19

The community will support, encourage and promote safe active transportation, such as walking and cycling, by ensuring that infrastructure to support these activities is convenient and accessible to all. Concurrently, Huntsville will act to lower dependency on automobiles and reduce their negative impacts.

Land Use Planning
Goal #5: p.20-22

Huntsville will become a model of sustainable community development, by incorporating the principles of smart growth, sustainable design and green buildings into all land use planning decisions. This will include a commitment to the protection and maintenance of Huntsville's rural small town character and vibrant downtown, both of which are valued by the community.