Green County really is a great place to visit and to live.

Future Forward! Green County was formed to help get that message out and help ensure the future is bright for Green County, its' communities and surrounding area.  Four main groups have formed to help guide this effort.

            Web Portal Group

We have joined forces with Green County Spotlight to serve as an immediate resource for anyone to quickly find out what is available, happening and upcoming in Green County.  To learn more visit www.GreenCountySpotlight.com.
 

                          

Leadership Group

This dynamic group serves to provide overall strategy and vision of the FF! initiative.  The Leadership Group coordinates the different sub-groups or projects that may be happening at any one time and makes sure everyone is moving toward a common goal. 

Boomerang Group

This group is working to decrease “brain-drain” away from Green County and bring back home former residents to Green County.  A secondary goal of of the group is getting new people to move into the county.  (A “Boomeranger” is a person who returns to their home area after being away for several years)

Community Liaison Group

The Liaison group is to engage the many great groups and efforts that already exist in the county and assist to make sure everyone is moving toward the same goal of helping the county.  The group also coordinates efforts between groups for maximum efficiency.

The Future Forward! Green County initiative kicked off in late 2007 with a speech and community discussion led by Rebecca Ryan of Madison's Next Generation Consulting.  Ryan discussed seven indexes that factor into gen-x and millennial generation decisions (whether conscious or subconscious) about where to live and work. They include: earning potential, learning potential, vitality (quality of life), after-hours offerings, cost of lifestyle, around town (proximity to important places),  and social capital (community diversity and level of citizen engagement). Future Forward! Green County is working to better understand how Green County currently measures up against these indices and how we, as a community, can work together to address shortcomings and secure a better future for the Green County area.