Town of Huntsville Strategic Plan

First 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.

Thank 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.

Link to register

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.

Link to register

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.

Link to register

Hey 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!