perspectiveletter Home Builders Association of Louisville, Inc.
Become Engaged in Vision Louisville
1000 North Hurstbourne Parkway Louisville, KY 40223-4012 (502) 429-6000 FAX (502) 429-6036 Email: newhomes@hbal.com Web Site: www.hbal.com 2013 OFFICERS Bob Thieneman, Jr. President
by Chuck kavanaugh
Perry Lyons Vice President Pat Durham Treasurer Don Karem Secretary Tom Raver Associate Vice President Charles J. Kavanaugh Executive Vice President BUILDER DIRECTORS Brandon Bailey Brandon Buttorff Terry Chynoweth Mike Effinger Dave Ernst Jeremy Esposito Michael Isaac David Lurding George Miller Jason Orthober Chris Osborne Rocco Pigneri Mark Simpson Leo Thieneman, Jr. ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Deborah Bilitski Davis Boland Mira Farmer Dave French Greg Gentry Larry Hobson Andrew Holden John Hollenbach Paul Miele David Mindel Derek Smothers Ron Wibbels Bryan Wiegandt
HONORARY Builder DIRECTOR
Clifford Thieneman, Sr.
HONORARY associate DIRECTORs Frank Arnold, Sr. Richard Bean PUBLISHER Charles J. Kavanaugh
As members of the residential and commercial building industry we work each day to shape our community. The built environment helps to define a community and works toward creating a sense of place for those who inhabit the area. You, the members of the Home Builders Association of Louisville work each day shaping our city and the lives of its citizens. Beginning last year, Mayor Fischer launched Vision Louisville which is “a community process to guide the future look, feel, and flow of Louisville in the next 25 years.” Phase one began in the summer of 2012 and was facilitated by the Space Group, a design and architecture firm out of Oslo, Norway. It consisted of small group and individual meetings with community leaders and research about community development. Many HBAL members and staff were engaged in Phase one. Phase two was recently announced and will be an exploration of seven areas of focus that were identified during phase one. The seven areas that will be explored are Economy, Energy, Connectivity, Creativity, Health, Living and Identity. In addition to Tara Brinkmoeller and myself there are many members who are involved in phase two, many in leadership positions, including David Hardy, John Miranda, John Hollenbach and Cliff Ashburner. This phase also offers many opportunities for community engagement in which I strongly encourage each member to participate. Please take the time to read the article in this issue of Louisville Builder magazine about Vision Louisville phase two and engage yourself, as well as your staff and coworkers. There are several ways to connect to this important community initiative; choose which is best for you!
EDITOR Tara Brinkmoeller
Advertising Melissa Mattingly Kimberly Greenwell 502.429.6000
VisionLouisville.com
GRAPHIC DESIGN Scott Dudgeon Writers Stacy Smith Rogers HBAL Issues Nancy Miller Product Features HBAL Staff PRINTING United Graphics
Facebook.com/vision Louisville
@visionlville EngageLouisville.com Vision Louisville is defined as a project “…[that]
will create a strategic framework of major goals and specific projects that will shape the built environment throughout the entire community.” It is extremely important that our members be involved and publicly engaged in this process so that we each can continue to positively affect the future of our community.
It is extremely important that our members be involved and publicly engaged in this process so that we each can continue to positively affect the future of our community. If you have any questions about the Vision Louisville process, how Association volunteer leaders and staff are involved, or about ways you can become involved, please feel free to contact me at 429-6000. Please also watch for blog posts in “Member News” on hbal.com for updates about the Vision Louisville process. Sincerely,
Charles J. Kavanaugh Executive Vice President Home Builders Association of Louisville
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