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Fort Myers Beach leaders draft vision and mission, ask staff to turn them into measurable goals
Summary
At a Fort Myers Beach leadership planning forum, elected officials and staff refined a draft vision and mission and identified core values and seven strategic themes; staff were directed to develop definitions and measurable goals for presentation in January. No formal votes were taken.
Fort Myers Beach council members, the town manager and outside consultants used a leadership planning forum to convert months of community outreach into draft strategic language and a work plan for turning that language into measurable goals. Participants agreed on a draft vision, sketched a mission, named core values and asked staff to return with defined goals for public review in January.
The group converged on a draft vision that officials entered into the meeting’s shared software: "a reemerging coastal community with a small‑town eclectic vibe where community members and visitors can safely live, grow, experience island life," Angela, a USF consultant, recited as the wording the group had refined. The phrasing reflected recurring…
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