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Council reviews revised strategic plan; discusses North Market transfer, AI use and proposed arts commission
Summary
Council members discussed elements of the revised strategic plan including a future jurisdictional transfer for North Market after the Northwest Bypass opens, exploratory use of artificial intelligence for citizen services, and creating an arts and culture commission tied to local funding streams.
At the Sept. 2 meeting the Oskaloosa City Council reviewed a revised strategic plan and discussed several implementation items city staff highlighted as priorities, including a potential jurisdictional transfer of North Market after completion of the Northwest Bypass, a pilot approach to using artificial intelligence to help residents navigate permitting and city services, and formation of an arts and culture commission to steward public arts and tourism funds.
On North Market, staff said the Iowa Department of…
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