Milford City Council will review a final draft of the 2023-2028 Strategic Plan at the Monday, August 28 City Council Meeting. The public is invited to view the draft plan online at https://bit.ly/COM2328plan and make public comments at the meeting beginning at 6pm.
“Council, community members, stakeholders, and City staff all participated in this update to the Strategic Plan, and it is important they continue to be engaged in the implementation of the goals and objectives identified,” said Mark Whitfield, City Manager. “Bringing all the ideas together to shape this final Strategic Plan will help guide Council and staff in shaping a better future for Milford.”
The Strategic Plan creates an organizational framework to drive effective decision-making for City Council and City management through the next five years. This framework lays the foundation for allocating financial and staffing resources, as well as proactively managing natural and environmental resources, for the City of Milford to thrive and grow.
City officials worked to establish six priority areas with the following goals for the 2023-2028 Strategic Plan:
- Community Engagement: build an open, transparent, and engaged dialogue between the City government and the Milford community.
- Public Safety & Preparedness: efficiently utilize all police resources; reduce crime, establish and maintain strong and beneficial police-community relations, and utilize effective, proactive emergency preparedness and public safety strategies.
- Economic Health & Development: enable growth of existing businesses; foster the establishment of new businesses; meet the commercial needs of residents, businesses, and visitors; and bring more tourism to Milford.
- Mobility & Infrastructure: proactively maintain our streets; proactively maintain our utility infrastructure; address future growth by proactively making improvements to infrastructure; continue to develop a multi-modal, pedestrian-friendly framework throughout the city; and improve traffic management throughout the city.
- Neighborhoods & Community Services: preserve and enhance the property values and quality of our neighborhood; encourage a balanced range of housing types and home-ownership opportunities for existing and future residents; and promote a healthy community with a variety of recreational activities provided by the city and community partner.
- Fiscal Responsibility: operate in an efficient and responsible manner.
It will be the responsibility of city staff to move the priority areas forward utilizing the established goals, objectives, and strategies outlined in the Strategic Plan.
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About the City of Milford: (www.cityofmilford.com) The City of Milford, incorporated in 1807 and located in Kent and Sussex Counties along the Mispillion River, is home to 11,000+ year-round residents, 500+ retail businesses and non-profits, local restaurants, parks, trails, small town events, major healthcare providers, an historic shipyard, and its own school district. Known throughout the state as River Town, Art Town, Home Town, the City celebrates the beauty of its natural resources, the ingenuity of its people and its commitment to quality of life.