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Marietta's Vision

Marietta has a new Vision Statement, a guide for the future of the city. City Council and the Mayor spent time in January reviewing and revising the goals for our community, creating this new roadmap. 

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  1. Marietta is a livable city in a great metropolitan area. It is dedicated to being a clean city, with trees, green spaces and boulevards.
  1. We are a dynamic business center that has retail, offices and environmentally friendly industry in appropriate places. We honor our past, preserve our history and welcome the future.
  1. We are a city that cherishes culture and arts, and we are a tourist destination and an entertainment center for the region.
  1. Ours is a city of mixed-uses (live, learn, work, play) and diverse urban design that will become known as "the Marietta Look." Our city has a well-defined, vibrant downtown, and neighborhoods that mix residences, parks and greenspaces, and businesses.
  1. Marietta offers housing for people of all ages, incomes, and ethnic backgrounds, so that generations of families can live within our City. We recognize the importance of homeownership, and our vision is that a majority of our residences will be owner-occupied.
  1. Marietta is a hub of activity, where traffic, transit, and pedestrians move about easily and safely. In designing our transportation system, we placed a high premium on the quality of life of our citizens.
  1. Marietta is a place where citizens are positively involved in decision-making, through boards, community organizations, and community meetings. The City will actively seek partnerships with other governments, businesses, philanthropic institutions, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions in building a high quality of life.
  1. Marietta is a place where the City Council is committed to ethical behavior.