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Raytown board approves consultant-led strategic planning process after survey, staff-inclusion debate

Raytown Board of Aldermen · September 2, 2025
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The Raytown Board of Aldermen voted to direct consultant Steven Arbo to design and lead a strategic planning process that will reframe goals established in 2023 and incorporate staff input after a low-response follow-up survey and robust discussion about operational priorities.

The Raytown Board of Aldermen voted Sept. 2 to initiate a consultant-led strategic planning process aimed at updating the city’s long-term goals and priorities. Consultant Steven Arbo told the board he had interviewed aldermen and staff, summarized 32 ideas into seven themes and proposed a half-day workshop to set a new strategic direction.

Arbo, of Arbo Consulting, said his review built on the board’s June 2023 goal-setting retreat and a 2024 assessment of progress in four key performance areas: neighborhood revitalization, infrastructure,…

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