BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Shirley Johnson – President
Susan Imming – Vice President
Edith Punky Kiefer
– Recording Secretary
Kay Thelen – Treasurer
Angela Bassano
Peter Barkmann
Pat Bouchard
Debi Evans
Suzy
Nelson
Rocky Phelps
John Reidel
Michael Rura
Bylaws/Annual
Reports
2010 Community Survey (pdf
file)
STUDY / ACTION TEAM CHAIRPERSONS
Smart Growth Study Action Team – Susan Imming and
Lorrie McAllister
Main Street / Public Places Study Action Team –
Rocky Phelps
Trails Study Action Team – Pat
Bouchard
HISTORY OF CONIFER AREA COUNCIL
Conifer Area Council became the name of a group of
concerned citizens in the Conifer area in September of
2002.
However, this group of people has a much longer and
important history. Our roots go back to working on the
Conifer / 285 Corridor Area Community Plan Update.
A grass roots effort began in 1997 to work on the Update of
the original Plan that had been adopted in 1987. The Final
Draft was completed in February, 2002 after 10,000
volunteer hours of work. The final, publishable version was
approved by the Jefferson County Planning Commission on
September 3, 2003.
Many members of the group that spent those 10,000 hours of
volunteer time then spearheaded the ongoing organization
called Conifer Area Council.
VISION
“The
Conifer area. . . our vibrant mountain home
where natural beauty,
wildlife and independent spirits join together as a
community.
MISSION
To work as a broad based group to claim, preserve,
and enhance the beauty,
character and heritage
of
our Conifer area community .
CORE VALUES
INCLUSIVE
NONPARTISAN
HONEST
POSITIVE
CREATIVE
TRANSPARENT
ACCOUNTABLE
GOALS
• Provide a nonpartisan forum to facilitate community
participation, collaboration and action in identifying and
addressing community issues and opportunities.
• Provide structure of and communication with all
Conifer Area Council Study/Action Teams, groups formed to
study and act upon identified community issues.
• Provide open communication between Conifer Area
Council, community members and with governmental and other
organizations that effect our community’s future.
• Create and maintain a vibrant, sustainable
organization with good governance and adequate staffing,
volunteer and funding resources.
• Provide the venue for periodic review and support of
applicable Jefferson County Regulations and the
Comprehensive Master Plan, including the Conifer / 285
Corridor Area Community Plan.
