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Thornton council reviews draft strategic plan; staff to form implementation teams, bring adoption back Oct. 14

5784729 · September 17, 2025
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Summary

City staff presented a draft 3–5 year strategic plan organized around four focus areas. Council provided feedback, asked for a few edits and signaled general support; staff will form cross‑departmental implementation teams and return for adoption on Oct. 14.

City staff presented a draft strategic plan that will guide Thornton’s policy and budget choices for the next three to five years. The draft plan organizes work around four strategic focus areas — Vibrant and Purposeful Development; Connected Communities; Safe, Supportive Communities; and Organizational Excellence — and pairs each goal with measurable outcome indicators and proposed actions.

Staff outlined outcome measures being considered for citywide tracking (for example: citizen survey questions, jobs-to-housing ratio, injury/crash rates per 1,000 for Vision Zero, trail miles per 1,000 residents, and employee turnover and satisfaction measures for organizational…

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