A first ever five-year strategic plan for the city of Manhattan is the subject of an open house at City Hall Thursday night.
Contractor Planning NEXT presented a draft plan to the City Commission last month and Sara Bongiorno notes that draft was influenced by community input from the spring.
Bongiorno says the first two rounds of engagement resulted in them gaining input from approximately two thousand residents.
In developing a vision statement, Bongiorno says there was a concerted effort to come up with the phrasing of “unparalleled university and military partnerships.”
Presenting the draft plan to the City Commission late last month, Bongiorno addressed claims the plan was too heavily influenced by city staff’s desires.
Public review of the draft plan continues through the 17th. Thursday’s open house on the plan takes place from six to eight.
