Tri-Valley - More critical community input needed Mike Christopherson Crookston Times Crookston-based Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. needs much more community input submitted online by the communities it serves, and it needs it quickly, as in, by Friday, May 7. It’s the input the community action agency receives via its annual “Community Forum” initiative that drives the development of its two-year strategic plan, formulated by Tri-Valley’s Board of Directors. In a more normal time, Tri-Valley would host a series of in-person community forums in communities throughout its primary service area. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tri-Valley is asking people to submit their input online. Tri-Valley released the links last month and urged a widespread response, but, this week, Tri-Valley leaders announced that they have received “very few responses” and they need a lot more, by May 7.