Tioga REAP - Our Vision and Values

Our Vision and Values

"REAP's vision is to help citizens bring about change in their communities that will revitalize the local economy and improve the quality of life for all Tioga County residents. REAP encourages citizens to preserve and build on their existing assets in order to retain the characteristics unique to the communities of Tioga County while stimulating economic renewal and promoting community sustainability."

REAP's VISION is based on a set of CORE VALUES.

OUR CORE VALUES:

The key to success is inclusive participation in the development process.
The decision-making process requires openness.
Planning must be citizen-driven. It comes from the bottom up. Citizen-driven planning takes people's needs and aspirations into full account. It works effectively because it mobilizes people, resources and information to help communities manage community development with a focus on protecting community assets.
Building local capacity to make informed decisions and to plan, implement and evaluate community projects will provide a lasting local knowledge base for sustained- and sustainable development.
An effective development organization must be environmentally sensitive;
It must be committed to quality,
It must be at all times non-partisan.

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