1)To broaden the number and diversity of people involved in environmental and quality of life efforts.

2)To build consensus for strategies and policies that will facilitate better implementation of community and countywide visioning. 

3)To improve the quality of participation and engagement so that citizens have access to technical information they need to understand the environmental impact of a specific proposal.

4)To share strategies and “lessons learned” by community activists across the county so that interested citizens can most effectively focus their participation in public decision-making.

The long-term outcome will be a more balanced discourse about the direction of the county in the future, improved messaging and outreach, and more informed participation by residents during consideration of the impact of development proposals on fundamental issues such as clean air and water.