County announces strategic-plan survey and key budget dates

County staff announced the public launch of a strategic-plan survey that will be available online beginning tomorrow and remain open through Oct. 23. Laurie Muskemens said the board had narrowed 58 original objectives from the comprehensive plan to 20 priorities and will ask the public to help select the final 10 that should move into the strategic plan.

Supervisor Robinson highlighted the budget calendar: committee accepted the administrator's budget and the board needs amendments by Oct. 9, publication will be authorized Oct. 12, a public hearing will be held on Nov. 2 at 3 p.m., and the county board is scheduled to adopt the budget on Nov. 10. Staff said they will circulate outreach materials to towns and prepare a public release to raise awareness of the strategic-plan survey.