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Local planning group votes to revise strategic plan and economic development implementation plan
Summary
At a Thursday meeting, members agreed to revise the strategic plan and accompanying economic development implementation plan as a single package, add specific targets and dates, and return the edited package for mayor and council review; the committee set a follow-up meeting for Aug. 22 at 3 p.m.
Local planning group members agreed at a Thursday meeting to revise the strategic plan and the economic development implementation plan together and return a single edited package for review by the mayor and the council.
The decision followed a lengthy discussion about missing targets, dates and numeric benchmarks in the draft. Members said the front portion of the strategic plan lacks target dates and percentage goals and that the implementation section needs clearer timing, specific performance targets and references to a reported $17,000,000 commitment noted in earlier drafts.
Why it matters: The strategic plan and the attached implementation strategy will guide local economic development priorities, incentives and housing-related recommendations presented later to the council and mayor. Committee members said the current draft is not complete without concrete targets and dates, which they want inserted before formal submission.
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