On Thursday, November 17, 6-8pm at the Redmond City Hall, the City of Redmond, through the Redmond Development Commission (RDC), will conduct a public open house meeting to discuss the draft Goals, Strategies and Action Items being developed as part of the City of Redmond Strategic Plan. All citizens are invited and encouraged to attend this meeting to find out more about the Strategic Planning Process, to offer input and to find out ways in which they can help with this effort.
In 2009 the Redmond City Council created the RDC to undertake the task of developing a Strategic Plan in order to respond to community growth projections, and to improve the economy and create needed jobs for Redmond. While ultimately focused on job creation, the RDC has worked toward improving employment opportunities by developing a draft Strategic Plan that does not only seek company recruitment and direct job development, but by ensuring that Redmond is an attractive community for businesses, employees, and families. The strategy includes the following components:
- Targeting emerging employment sectors that generate commercial or industrial jobs
- Expanding learning opportunities
- Strengthening the health and livability of the community
- Building a sustainable community infrastructure
- Encouraging regional planning, cooperation and participation in the pursuit of economic development strategies.
In order to be effective and achieve the City Council direction to develop a Strategic Plan that is responsive to community needs, the Strategic Planning process necessitates community involvement and public input. At the public open house meeting, the initial public review draft of the Goal, Strategy and Action Item portion of the Strategic Plan will be available for review, along with opportunities to question RDC members about the Plan development, the opportunity for continued participation in the process, and future implementation of the Plan. Please attend and help in the endeavor.
