Vision Statement 2

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, by embracing technology.

Goals

Goal 2.1: Encourage a diverse and vibrant local economy that provides meaningful employment for our citizens.

Goal 2.2: Encourage the redevelopment of vacant or underutilized property, while strengthening and complementing viable neighborhoods and commercial areas and allowing a mixture of uses where appropriate.

Goal 2.3: Work with property owners and developers to make sure new development is well planned and harmonious with existing structures in appearance, including landscapes.

Goal 2.4: Encourage quality architecture and construction in development and redevelopment projects.

Goal 2.5: Work to continue the preservation of historically significant resources.

Goal 2.6: Partner with existing business and industry to encourage the retention and expansion of jobs.

Goal 2.7: Support community partners in developing the city’s workforce in a way that meets the needs of existing and potential industry.

Goal 2.8: Attract business and industry that are compatible with and add value to the character and resources of the area.

Goal 2.9: Support road network connectivity in a way that encourages revitalization of areas in need.

Goal 2.10: Embrace new technology and cutting-edge practices to extend the highest level of service to residents and businesses.

Goal 2.11: Develop a business environment that attracts and cultivates a highly skilled workforce and technology-based industries.

Goal 2.12: Coordinate with Dobbins Air Reserve Base to help support missions and aerospace related jobs, services, and industries.