Needed Research
We need someone to guide the research and writing of local history.
Analysis of the local economy--cash flow, investment vs disinvestment, prospects of local business etc. are needed. See the 2008 summer research fellowship offer at Stony Brook University.
We have help from the county planners on maps, but some more sophisticated mapmaking wouldn't hurt.
The Community Circles should be monitored, evaluated, possibly even studied experimentally to be sure that we are getting the desired results.