Town of Huntsville Strategic Plan

The Town of Huntsville has exciting plans ahead as we begin to create a new multi-year Strategic Plan, and we want you to be a part of the process!
The new Strategic Plan will establish the community’s highest priorities and a collective vision for the future. It will help guide Council, staff, and the community through key decision-making processes and direct resources where they are needed most.
As part of this process, the Town is engaging with Council, Town staff, and community members. This is your chance to have your voice heard and to help shape the direction of Huntsville for years to come.
The Town of Huntsville has exciting plans ahead as we begin to create a new multi-year Strategic Plan, and we want you to be a part of the process!
The new Strategic Plan will establish the community’s highest priorities and a collective vision for the future. It will help guide Council, staff, and the community through key decision-making processes and direct resources where they are needed most.
As part of this process, the Town is engaging with Council, Town staff, and community members. This is your chance to have your voice heard and to help shape the direction of Huntsville for years to come.
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Thank you for your feedback!
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkFirst Round of Public Engagement Now Closed
A big thank you to all the Huntsville residents who took the time to tell us what matters most to them. During this initial round of public engagement, we received feedback through 1,500 survey responses, three community pop-up events, and three virtual focus group sessions.
Next Steps
During the next phase, we will develop a Draft Strategic Plan. To help inform the plan, we will analyze the results from the community engagement to ensure the plan reflects and balances the priorities and values Huntsville residents provided in their feedback.
Further Engagement Opportunities
We're not done hearing from the public yet! We will be circling back with the community with the Draft Strategic Plan. You will have the opportunity to review this draft and provide feedback. To stay up to date, subscribe to the project to receive emails as the project progresses.
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Survey Closed But Focus Groups Open For Registration
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkThank you to everyone who took our Strategic Plan Survey! Over the course of four weeks, more than 1,400 community members completed the survey and let us know what matters most to them.
While the survey is now closed, our public engagement efforts are not over yet! We will be hosting three virtual focus groups on hot button topics that came out of the survey feedback. These sessions will facilitate deeper, more detailed conversations and are open to all residents.
Focus Group #1: Balanced Growth
August 28, 2023 - 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Potential discussion topics include: housing affordability and attainability, preserving the Town's heritage and identity, balancing growth and protecting the natural environment, etc.
Focus Group #2: Community Well-Being
August 30, 2023 - 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Potential discussion topics include: advocacy for local healthcare needs, accessibility to community programming services for all ages, creating more inclusive communities, etc.
Focus Group #3: Town Infrastructure
September 5, 2023 - 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Potential discussion topics include: investing in and maintaining roads, bike lanes and trail systems, parking, Town facilities, etc.
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Community Pop-Up Recap & Emerging Trends
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkHey Huntsville! It was great meeting some of you at our community pop-up events over the August long weekend. In chatting with folks, we learned what matters most to them in terms of community issues. Check out the photo of the priorities board we had at our event. Each sticker represents a person choosing their top priority.
So far, we're seeing three buckets emerge from the feedback:
Town infrastructure including investing in and maintaining roads, bike lanes and trail systems, parking, Town facilities, etc.
Community well-being including advocacy for local healthcare needs, accessibility to community programming services for all ages, creating more inclusive communities, etc.
Balanced growth including housing affordability and attainability, preserving the Town's heritage and identity, balancing growth and protecting the natural environment, etc.
Do these themes resonate with you? Have other thoughts? Be sure to have your voice heard by taking our Strategic Plan Survey by August 25, 2023!
Key Dates
Project Timeline
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Community Engagement on Priorities
Town of Huntsville Strategic Plan has finished this stageWe're pounding the pavement to find out what matters most to Huntsville! From July 28 to August 25, 2023, the Town of Huntsville is gathering priorities for the new Strategic Plan through a community survey and pop-up events. Focus groups on August 28, August 30, and September 5, 2023, will provide residents with an opportunity to provide more in-depth feedback on emerging themes from the survey results.
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Development of the Draft Strategic Plan
Town of Huntsville Strategic Plan is currently at this stageCouncil is meeting for a workshop session on September 20 to review results and set priorities. Following Council's direction on key priorities, Town staff will develop an implementation plan. The feedback from Council and Town staff will make up the Draft Strategic Plan, which will be shared with the community in October.
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Community Consultation on the Draft Strategic Plan
this is an upcoming stage for Town of Huntsville Strategic PlanCommunity is re-engaged to provide feedback on the Town of Huntsville's new Draft Strategic Plan.
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Strategic Plan Finalized and Released
this is an upcoming stage for Town of Huntsville Strategic PlanIncorporating the final round of public feedback, the Town of Huntsville finalizes the new Strategic Plan and shares it with the community.
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