CIty of Janesville's Long-Range Goals

Link to July 10 Janesville Gazette article, "Janesville City Council to adopt five long-term goals".

Excerpt: The goals are to:

-- Approve a budget that conserves reserve funds, limits property tax increases and continues major capital improvements. The council will evaluate strategies for debt and borrowing and developing budget process guidelines.

-- Assist with poverty, homelessness and job loss in the city.

-- Provide quality city services that are efficient, effective and need-responsive. (The Hedberg Public Library already receives excellent marks here.)

-- Initiate long-term economic/community development strategies for job growth. Do this by supporting the central business district, downtown/riverfront plans, public/private partnerships; continuing revitalization of central city neighborhoods; planning for new redevelopment projects such as the Monterey Hotel and parking structures, including buying property; looking for small/medium investment opportunities.

-- Start a facility maintenance and replacement program to address major capital/facility needs such as Fire Station No. 1, the transit facility, children’s museum, aquatics, Tallman House and the ice skating center.