A Renewed Vision For A Renewed City

When hurricanes strike, we think of loss of life, ruined homes, and devastated economies, and the push is for food, clothes, cash and help in rebuilding. That's all critical – but for a community to create a better future they can really rely on, something else may be needed. Lara Birnback, Public Agenda's senior public engagement project director, reports on public engagement in Moss Point, Mississippi – a city struggling with the impact of a plant closing and Katrina's devastation – where civic leaders are determined to transform their home into a world class river city.