Owen 20/20 was a joint project of the alumni from the Leadership Classes of 2002 and 2004, led by co-chairs Kim Strohmeier and Tony Watkins.
The project began last spring with the recruitment of facilitators. Those facilitators then took a four-question survey into each of their communities. The result was more than 2,200 completed responses designed to develop a plan for Owen County.
The complete results, as well as recommendations for the organization of five task forces, will be presented to the public at 6:30 p.m. Thursday night in a community meeting at the Owen County High School auditorium.
Dr. Lori Garkovich, who helped lead the survey process and who compiled the results, will be on hand to present her findings to the community.
Facilitators who participated in the initial process are encouraged to be in attendance. They will be recognized for their work and will be asked to take the results back into the community so that those who participated will know the results.
Garkovich, a social scientist from the University of Kentucky, said she’d never had a community respond in as strong a manner as those from Owen had. She also pointed out that the responses were well thought out and offer great insight into the wants and needs of community residents

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