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Tigard council refines goal language, agrees to amend council rules to reflect wording changes
Summary
Councilmembers debated replacement words for Goal 3 and refinements across multiple goals, reached consensus on new language (chiefly replacing ‘foster’ with ‘cultivate’ for Goal 3) and moved to amend council rules to incorporate the changes.
The Tigard City Council spent extensive time refining the wording of its strategic goals and voted to amend council rules to incorporate the agreed revisions.
Council discussion focused on Goal 3 — originally phrased “Foster Tigard as a great place to live, work and play” — and on parallel edits in Goals 2 and 4. Members proposed alternatives including “cultivate,” “elevate,” “prioritize,” and others. After discussion and multiple suggestions, council appeared to coalesce around using…
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