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Marion County commissioners hold strategic planning workshop; surface priorities on roads, workforce and public engagement
Summary
At a Feb. 24 work session the Marion County Commission and staff ran a facilitated strategic-planning exercise that produced a list of strengths, concerns, aspirations and potential projects, and set follow-up priorities including road planning, workforce training, broadband and facilities planning.
Marion County commissioners and staff met Feb. 24 for a facilitated strategic-planning work session that produced a long list of priorities for further work, with particular attention to roads and equipment planning, employee recruitment and training, broadband and water systems, and public engagement.
The meeting, led by a facilitator who opened the session by asking participants to “assume good intent” and focus on ideas rather than detailed plans, combined exercises identifying what the county does well, what it should stop doing, community concerns and aspirational goals. Commissioners and staff repeatedly returned to road maintenance strategy, multi‑department staffing and training, and infrastructure needs as items to carry forward.
Workshop participants described existing strengths that include county services for seniors, interdepartmental cooperation and…
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