The results of a process that began earlier this year to consider a plan for St. Joseph’s future will be presented to the public next week.

The process started in March as the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Greater St. Joseph partnered to lead the community, businesses and non-profits through a visioning process.

Kristi Bailey with the Chamber said the process, called Imagine St. Joseph 2040, was started to determine what residents wanted St. Joseph’s future to look like and what steps needed to be taken to achieve that future.

“We have involved more than 1,000 residents who have donated more than 2,000 hours to help identify issues, trends happening here and ways to work on issues,” Bailey said. “So we have been working hard on getting the plan together and we’re excited to finally get to launch it to the public.”

Bailey said the process has involved input from all over the community and all walks of life including retirees, students, nonprofits, business people and more.

“Some of the issues that we know we are facing… revolve around community appearance, education, crime, poverty,” Bailey said. “So now, we will be coming together to talk about how best to fix some of those things. Come out to this event on the 16th and learn how you can help make St. Joseph a better place for our kids and grandkids.”

The launch of the Imagine St. Joseph 2040 plan will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday at emPowerU located at 518 S. Sixth St. The event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, email [email protected].

For more information, go to imaginestjoseph2040.com.