Board advances strategic-plan checkpoints, asks staff for a shorter prioritized draft

Jul 28, 2026

Trustees reviewed checkpoints 1–3 of a draft strategic plan, confirmed high-level goals (financial sustainability; Eldora transition; resilience; infrastructure; housing/economy), and asked staff to return with a shorter, clearer version of goals and prioritized "key results."

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The board spent its largest discussion block on a staff-drafted strategic plan divided into modular checkpoints. Town Manager John Kane walked trustees through the evidence foundation, proposed five work lanes and a completion rule (finish, stabilize, transfer or close projects). Kane said the survey returned 51 responses and explained the five high-level goal areas he recommended: financial sustainability and organizational capacity; Eldora acquisition transition and long-term success; safe, prepared and resilient community; infrastructure, facilities and asset stewardship; and housing/land-use and a functional local economy.

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