There are a variety of plans that a city needs to have in order to function. We are required by law to have a General Plan, which guides us in our growth and development. We have plans that are developed to help us plan and install needed improvements in the city, i.e. water lines, sewer lines, power lines, roads and storm water facilities. We can have so many plans that unless we have an over-riding strategy to coordinate these they can become disjointed and confusing.
This past week, the City Council approved the the Washington City Strategic Plan for the next five years. This plan is a revision of the original plan that was created in 2008. The original plan was meant to communicate to our staff, elected officials, and citizens the mission statement, vision statement, and values that we adhere to. The plan was organized in four areas of interest: quality of life, quality of service, managed growth, and economic development. Specific goals and strategies were then developed for each area of interest. Over the past three years we have accomplished a majority of these goals and felt it necessary to revisit this strategic plan.
Over the past several months a committee has reviewed future needs, concerns by our citizens, and goals established by city departments. They then revised this plan to carry us into the next five years. Our areas of interest have changed to include: embrace economic growth, ensure financial integrity, enhance public service, elevate citizen experience, and enrich cultural awareness. With specific goals for each of these areas.
I hope you will take some time to review this new Strategic Plan, to offer us advice on how to best accomplish the goals, and join with us in reaching these goals. We believe, as Councilman Bill Hudson acknowledged upon approval of this plan, “...if we could accomplish all this in the next five years we’d definitely be better off as a city.”
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