NEWS RELEASE
TOWN OF INNISFIL
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INNISFIL, ON – Everyone who lives, works or plays in Innisfil will be excited to learn about the updated Community Strategic Plan, “Inspiring Innisfil 2020”.
After extensive community conversations and consultations over the past year, the updated version received unanimous support from Innisfil Council on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
“’Inspiring Innisfil 2020’ captures all the wonderful hopes and dreams for the kind of town we want to have for ourselves and for our children,” said Innisfil Mayor Gord Wauchope. “For the first time, we have a community mission and vision, and three important goals that will guide us in everything we do: grow, connect and sustain.”
Mayor Wauchope championed the revised “Inspiring Innisfil 2020” before an audience of local business leaders at the Mayor’s Business Breakfast, held on Friday, May 13, 2016 at the Kempenfelt Conference Centre.
He outlined some examples of how the community strategic plan would support local business by focusing on promoting economic development, creating more transportation options and enhancing partnerships.
“Now that the Community Strategic Plan is updated, the real work begins on implementing key projects and ideas over the coming four years, 2017-2020,” said Jason Reynar, the Town’s Chief Administrative Officer. “By empowering our community, and partnering together, our future vision of Innisfil will be realized.”
As the implementation plan is completed, there will be ongoing opportunities for the community to get involved and engaged.
Visit www.innisfil.ca/strategic-planning for additional details on “Inspiring Innisfil 2020” – Our Community Strategic Plan.
“Inspiring Innisfil 2020” – Community Strategic Plan – Highlights
Community Mission
The Town of Innisfil is a cohesive, caring, socially diverse municipality that values friendship, fun, cooperation and community spirit.
We embrace a quality of life that celebrates a small-town feel and cottage lifestyle while offering a central location, comprehensive services and ease of accessibility. We are a community that is easy to get to and hard to leave.
Community Vision
We will manage and plan our growth in a responsible and deliberate way that retains the strong sense of community, rural atmosphere and small-town feel that we value and cherish.
We will be respectful of tradition but not bound by it, as we evolve and grow into a vibrant, active, sustainable and multicultural community that offers engaged places, engaging activities and the essential connections that makes the Town of Innisfil thrive as a place to grow, a place to connect, a place to work and a place to call home.
Goals
1. Grow
The Town of Innisfil will collaboratively develop a thriving community that embraces a managed level of growth, actively engages residents, attracts and supports business and promotes economic prosperity. In order to grow, Inspiring Innisfil 2020 sets out the following objectives:
- Plan For Growth
- Develop Our Community
- Promote Economic Development
2. Connect
The Town of Innisfil will ensure opportunities exist for residents, businesses and organizations to connect in all ways that are meaningful – physically, socially, culturally and digitally. In order to connect, Inspiring Innisfil sets out the following objectives:
- Create Transportation Options
- Promote Access To Health Services
- Create Opportunities For Youth
- Enhance Cultural Programs
- Grow Recreation Opportunities
- Promote Tourism
3. Sustain
The Town of Innisfil will actively maintain itself as a viable and vibrant community that fully embraces the principles of sustainability. In order to sustain, Inspiring Innisfil sets out the following objectives:
- Ensure Financial Sustainability
- Enhance Partnerships
- Support Community Sustainability
- Promote Environmental Sustainability
- Sustain Infrastructure
The full details of Inspiring Innisfil 2020 will soon be rolled out on the Town’s website and social medial channels and residents are encouraged to stay tuned.
Inspiring Innisfil 2020 incorporates comments and conversations from public surveys, information sessions, council online forums and town strategies including Our Place, Our Jobs and Active Innisfil.
Town staff and Council are excited to get to work on putting this update to Inspiring Innisfil 2020 into motion.
As a result, a Special Council Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 to discuss next steps.
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