Provide abundant open space, parks and recreational facilities in pleasant, safe, and healthy surroundings accessible to all residents, while preserving our natural landscape. Increase the proportion of local income spent locally. Support efforts to attract clean industries into appropriately designated areas to broaden the economic base of the city. Encourage adequate sewer and water for commercial and industrial development. Promote the city as having a high quality of life.
City government is strengthened when citizens feel they have a strong voice in our decisions.
We need to work together with our constituents whenever possible to find answers we can all live with since ultimately our decisions will affect everyone. We shall seek their suggestions on how to improve services and work together to solve problems and improve the community. We will try to be open-minded and listen carefully in order to more closely align city services with the needs and desires of our citizens. We recognize that our decisions will not always please everyone but we will strive to treat similar situations similarly, and avoid favoritism. We will strive to keep our constituents informed and encourage citizen participation on citizen advisory boards or appointments to boards and commissions.