Survey draws 576 responses, more than 800 reached overall
The City Strategic Plan online survey closed Friday with 576 respondents, bringing the total number of Bartlesville residents who have weighed in on the plan to an estimated 800 people, City Manager Mike Bailey said Monday.
The plan, currently underway by project consultant Mejorando Group, will provide direction for the City’s organizational practices and goals for the next three to five years.
“The consultant on this project was impressed by the number of respondents we had to the survey,” said Bailey. “Between the survey, the public meetings held in March to obtain citizen input, and meetings with the City Council and City employees, we’ve had about 800 people overall weigh in on this plan. We’re extremely grateful for the interest Bartlesville residents have shown in this project and their ongoing willingness to participate in their government.”
Consultant Patrick Ibarra of Mejorando Group was in Bartlesville March 28-29 to facilitate community meetings, held at Bartlesville Community Center, to allow citizens to weigh in on the plan. In all, approximately 80 local residents turned out to share ideas about the City’s strengths, challenges, trends and potential associated outcomes. Common themes discussed include affordable housing, economic development, street improvements, sidewalk construction, diversity issues, volunteerism and homelessness. The meetings were followed by the survey, which opened April 11.
Ibarra will meet with the project team, which consists of City staff and Mayor Dale Copeland, later this week to discuss results of the meetings and the survey and begin work on the City’s vision, mission and values statements. The entire process is expected to wrap up by June 22, with possible council consideration for adoption during its July 5 meeting.