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Council Strategic Plan 2024-2029

Full title: Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc Corporate Strategic Plan 2024 - 2029 Update

StatusAdopted
Council decisionJune 17, 2024 [S3]
Years it covers2024-2029
Written byMunicipal Strategic Planning Associates (MSPA), the team of Cash and Associates Inc., for the Municipality
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Council's to-do list for the town from 2024 to 2029, saying what it wants to get done and roughly when.

  • It is a short 12-page plan that updates the town's first 10-year strategic plan from July 2020.
  • It sets a new vision, mission and six values (service, teamwork, respect, integrity, progress, compassion).
  • It has six goal areas: infrastructure, economic development, community well-being, community safety, customer service, and managing growth.
  • Each goal area lists projects in two time blocks: 2024-2026 (this term of Council) and 2027-2029 (next term).
  • It does not give costs, budgets or measurable targets; it points to the Transportation Master Plan and other infrastructure master plans for the details.

Why it matters to you

This is the plan the Mayor referred to as 'a strategic plan that your tax dollars paid for'. Its 2024-2026 list is what this Council said it would work on before the 2026 election, so residents can check each item against what actually happened.

Council first received the Strathroy-Caradoc Strategic Plan 2024-2029 Update for information, then passed a second motion to adopt it and to direct the CAO to report back on an implementation plan, how the plan would be measured, and an annual update; both motions are shown as 'Carried' with no recorded vote in the minutes. The copy attached to that agenda (doc 22659) has the same text as the website version.

Promises about this plan

What the plan says to do (30)

Progress only changes when a public record shows something was done. Page numbers point to the plan itself.

How to tell if it is being followed

What has happened since

Words used in this plan

Strategic plan
A council's list of goals and projects for the next several years.
Vision statement
One or two sentences describing what the town wants to become.
Mission statement
One sentence describing what the town government does to get there.
Tar-and-chip
A cheaper road surface made of liquid asphalt covered with stone chips, used on rural roads.
Service Delivery Review
An outside study of how the town delivers its services and where it could do better or save money.
Development Charges
Fees paid by builders of new homes and businesses to help pay for the roads, pipes and facilities growth needs.
Settlement boundary
The line on the Official Plan map showing where towns like Strathroy and Mount Brydges are allowed to grow.
Received for information
Council acknowledged a report without approving or adopting it.

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What we could not find