The summary from the second strategic planning meeting is now online and can be read in full HERE.  (I hit the high points below, though Mr. White’s summary is quite readable in itself.)

Here’s one of the more interesting lines, “The sentiment appeared to be that citizens didn’t necessarily need city government to do more for them, but they would appreciate the government’s help in doing more for themselves. Providing more information, they suggested, was one way.”  I would say that this might be one of the largest differences between this Strategic Plan and the last round in 1998.

Anyway, onto your ideas and images for Decatur moving forward!

1. Sustaining and Preserving Decatur
   1. potential loss of diversity
   2. keep citizen involvement levels high
   3. build Decatur’s commercial tax base
2. Tending to the natural environment
   1. protect and extend Decatur’s tree canopy
   2. information on being better environmental stewards
   3. improve storm water infrastructure
   4. use zoning and building codes to require more green developments
3. Present and future mobility Read the rest of this entry »