The Downs HOA

Town Goals and the Budget

Goal Setting

The Town Council is opening the process of budget creation to input from the citizens as indicated in the portion of the News Release that follows (see Add-a-Page for the complete release.

TOWN ENCOURAGES CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN GOAL SETTING
The Town of Parker will be hosting two meetings on July 12 and 26 at 6:30 p.m. for citizens to meet with the Town Council to discuss goals and priorities in preparation for the 2000-2001 budget. At the July 12 meeting the results of the recent citizen survey will be discussed and used to help set Town-wide goals for the coming years. The meeting on July 26 will focus on establishing and prioritizing specific strategies to achieve the Town-wide goals. The meetings will be held in the Parker Town Council Chambers at 20120 E. Mainstreet. Those planning to attend are encouraged to RSVP to Elise at 303-841-0353 so that the Town can plan for the appropriate number of attendees. For more information, call 303-841-0353.

The Citizen Survey results were included in the goals being considered (see the two most recent issues of Talk of the Tow. These included: 1. Slow Down Residential Growth, 2. Improve Traffic Flow, Reduce Traffic Volume and Slow Speeds in Residential Areas, 3. Mainain Streets 4. Maintain Public Safety, 5. Parks and Recreation, Expand and Maintain Trails, Preserve Open Space and Historic Rescources ands develop more ball fields, and 6.Improve Citizen Involvement in Government.
To these were added Goals from Council's retreat in January; 1. Develop a Comprehecnsive Annexation/Land Use Strategy and 2. a financial Master Plan. And those a number of others were added from the floor by citizens. These will be post as soon as they are obtained from the Town along wit others submitted by citizens in other ways.

My questions to you are, "Do you have other goals to suggest ?"and, "What is your suggestions for the priorities of the goals presented above?"

Please submit your suggestions here or email them to ames@ic-ids.com.

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