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Council leans to staff-led update for Saginaw economic-development strategic plan

Saginaw City Council · April 21, 2026
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Summary

Staff presented three update options (in-house, consultant, hybrid) for the city's 2016 economic development plan. Council favored an in-house or limited hybrid approach and directed staff to proceed with an in-house model with scoped outside support as needed; consultant costs were estimated at $30,000–$150,000.

At a workshop, Pedro Zbrano, director of economic and community development, presented options for updating Saginaw's 2016 economic-development strategic plan and asked council for direction on whether to proceed in-house, hire a consultant, or pursue a hybrid model. Pedro said the 2016 plan "defines some long-term goals" and that…

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