Focus on Longmont
Thriving in 2012 and beyond...
In 2006, the City completed its Focus on Longmont strategic plan designed to help Longmont City Council develop policies and make key decisions to ensure that Longmont continues to be a great place to live, both now and into the future. Since that time, Focus on Longmont has guided past and current City Councils in establishing their annual goals and in allocating resources to support the five strategic directions contained in the plan: 1) Promote a Healthy Business Climate; 2) Support Education as a Communitywide Value; 3) Enhance the Natural Environment; 4) Focus on Downtown; and 5) Promote a Sense of Community and Cultural Inclusion. For the past five years, the City, in partnership with the community, has made significant plan accomplishments throughout a time of great economic uncertainty and change.
The Longmont City Council believes it is time to update Focus on Longmont and are inviting you to join other voices in the community to help determine what the City should keep doing and what additional activities the City should take on to further realize the five strategic directions.
 
Attend a town hall meeting in your pajamas?
On February 16 at 7 pm, the City of Longmont will host its first telephone town hall meeting and you are invited to participate. The purpose of this town hall meeting is to provide input on revised strategies being proposed for inclusion in the City’s Focus on Longmont strategic plan update. Your feedback will be considered by the Longmont City Council as they finalize actions to support Longmont's strategic directions over the next five years. While we will be holding the meeting in the City Council Chambers, 350 Kimbark Street for those who would like to join us in person, but there will be a new twist - calls will also be made to all residents of Longmont, inviting you to participate.
Whether you are a student, working parent or are retired, City staff is making it easy for you to be involved in your local government. The City of Longmont will be calling you at your home, so all you need to do is answer your phone and contribute your ideas (you can also call in at 1-888-886-6603 extension 17764#). Whether you are at your table with your family, in your living room or even in your pajamas, we invite members of the community to answer our call and participate in this important conversation that will help set the direction for Longmont's future. For more information on the Focus on Longmont strategic plan, please call the City Manager's Office at 303-651-8601.
Download the Report Card
To read the City's progress over the last five years, check out our Report Card to the Community (pdf 1,847kb).
• Download a higher quality Report card for the Community for printing and sharing (pdf 17mb).
Focus on Longmont - a bit of history...
share your vision, create our legacy
In January 2005, the City launched the City-wide strategic plan designed to help Longmont City Council develop policies and make key decisions that shape our future.
The plan, called Focus on Longmont: Share your vision, create our legacy, attempts to involve many of the people who live and work in the community in planning how Longmont can continue to be a great place to live both now and into the future. At the same time, it is important to involve the community in assuring that Longmont’s city government has enough money to pay for the services that will help make that unique and distinct community a reality.
|
