Fifty for the Future, a group of Pulaski County business and professional leaders, has assembled a broad-based steering committee of 37 community leaders from throughout Pulaski County to initiate a first-ever, county-wide strategic plan.

The committee has retained Market Street Services (www.marketstreetservices.com) of Atlanta to assist in the creation of a “consensus community strategy” for Pulaski County. The project – Better Together – Little Rock Metro – will provide the community an opportunity to build on past success, holistically address challenges, and effectively maximize future opportunities. Market Street has performed similar projects for Austin and Nashville with strong success.

As part of the strategy development process, public input is being solicited through an online survey created to allow Market Street to better understand the opportunities and challenges facing Pulaski County. The survey covers areas such as the area's education system, infrastructure, quality of life and economy. It also aims to help identify general strengths/weaknesses of Pulaski County as a place to live, work and visit.

The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete and will be available until 4:00 p.m, Friday, August 15th. Responses are confidential, and data will not be used for any purpose other than to inform the development of the strategy.

To take the survey, or to get more information on the Market Street project, visit www.bettertogether-lr.info. The website may also be accessed at any Central Arkansas Library System location (see below).

The mission of Fifty for the Future is to identify, develop and support regional projects and policies that will have a significant long-term positive impact on the metro Little Rock region.

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Central Arkansas Library Locations

Main Library
100 Rock Street
Little Rock
9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday – Thursday
9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday
1 – 5 p.m., Sunday
501.918.3000

Aerospace Library
3301 East Roosevelt Road
Little Rock
9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Saturday
501.399.9401

Dee Brown Library
6325 Baseline Road
Little Rock
10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
501.568.7494

John Gould Fletcher Library
823 North Buchanan Street
Little Rock
9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday – Wednesday
9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Thursday – Saturday
501-663-5457

Maumelle Library
10 Lake Point Drive
Maumelle
10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
501.851.2551

Sidney S. McMath Library
2100 John Barrow Drive
Little Rock
9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday and Wednesday
9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
501.225.0066

Max Milam Library
609 Aplin Avenue, Perryville
10 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday
10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday and Wednesday-Saturday
501.889.2554

Esther D. Nixon Library
308 W. Main Street
Jacksonville
10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday
10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
501.982.5533

Amy Sanders Library
31 Shelby Drive
Sherwood
9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday
501.835.7756

Adolphine Fletcher Terry Library
2015 Napa Valley Drive
Little Rock
9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
501.228.0129

Roosevelt Thompson Library
38 Rahling Circle, Little Rock 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
501.821.3060

Sue Cowan Williams Library
1800 Chester Street
Little Rock
10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday
10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
501.376.4282