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Archuleta County presents strategic plan process and three priority pillars
Summary
County staff summarized the strategic-plan development process, community engagement metrics, the three priority pillars — stewardship through development, infrastructure, and strengthen community partnerships — and next steps for milestones and a public dashboard.
County staff presented an overview of Archuleta County’s strategic plan for 2024–2028, including the consultant-led engagement process, three priority pillars and staff assignments for implementation.
Staff said consultant Civic Hospital conducted an extended discovery process beginning in April 2024 that included 45 one-on-one interviews, four listening sessions with 37 participants and 533 survey responses; a second phase included additional listening sessions and 97 survey responses. The consultant then led internal planning sessions before the Board of County Commissioners adopted the plan.
The plan identifies three priority areas: stewardship through development (land-use and economic diversification, monitoring quality-of-life indicators), infrastructure (interagency collaboration, outreach and reliable services) and strengthened community partnerships (transparency, relationship building and a community vision). County staff named departmental leads for each area, including Pam Flowers (stewardship through development), Mike Torres (infrastructure/public works) and Ashley Wilson (community partnerships/public health).
Staff said the next implementation steps are defining milestones and verification measures, and building a public-facing dashboard that will show milestones, on-time/late status and reasons for delays. Staff encouraged residents to view the full plan on the county website at www.archuletacounty.org.
Ending: Staff said the consultant called the level of public engagement unusually high for a community of this size and that department teams will meet regularly with stakeholders and the PLPOA to coordinate priorities and report progress.
