The city of London is looking for public input on the strategic plan. Mayor Josh Morgan is inviting everyone to help guide city council’s vision for London’s future.
“Any way that someone is comfortable in providing their feedback, we’re happy to take that.”
The strategic plan is created by city council every four years with the help and input of London’s citizens. It sets a broad roadmap for city council to achieve goals and meet expectations set by residents.
“This is really the first step of councils four-year and beyond direction setting. Where we are in the process right now is we’ve put forward a draft Mission, Vision, and Values that we’ve received some public feedback on.”
While the city is moving on to phase three this week, the mayor says its not too late to have your voice heard.
“None of this even if we’ve made some decisions at committee has ultimately been approved and finalized at council yet. So, all the way until we do that final approval in March anything can be changed, and so even if the public may have missed a segment of public feedback on a section that can always be revisited by council.”
Morgan says having the input and feedback from the public is critical even if some feel that they have not been heard. He explained that sometimes people’s requests are actually implemented but slight changes in the wording make it harder for people to see the results.
“So, I’ve actually insisted that our staff track some of that individual feedback and show examples at the end of the process. Here’s how a quick general comment by the public actually was listened to, and what it turned into at the other end of the process in a strategy or a metric.”
The mayor says there’s many ways communicate with city council, from in-person council meetings, to writing in, calling in, or even neighbourhood sessions.
“All of those are very good ways to engage in the process, none is weighted heavier than another they all feed into the process and the decision making.”
More information on how to get involved can be found here.
