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Stanton council refines six strategic goals and prioritizes homelessness response, business outreach
Summary
At a March 3 special workshop, Stanton council and staff clarified six strategic objectives, approved refined wording for public safety and other goals, and named three tier‑1 priorities: homelessness outreach for service‑resistant individuals, a business‑connect/alliance program, and a vacant commercial property fee.
STA NTON — The Stanton City Council met in a special workshop March 3 to refine six strategic objectives and narrow a long list of staff strategies into a short set of priorities for the coming year.
Consultant Carol Jacobs led the session, which opened with introductions from department heads and an exercise to surface a 10‑year vision for the city. Jacobs told the council the workshop’s purpose was to "help define and clarify what those words mean to you as a council" and to focus staff on the highest‑priority initiatives.
The council spent an extended portion of the evening word‑smithing the city’s public‑safety objective. After debating three candidate definitions, council members agreed on the phrasing: "Ensure a safe community to protect our residents, visitors, and businesses." Mayor Schaubert stressed the priority: "Public safety is always our number 1 priority," he…
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