After months of work from the Wichita State Public Policy and Management Center, the City of Sedgwick was presented with a strategic plan during the Sept. 18 meeting. The project began with interviews, four focus groups and a survey running between April and July 2024. Participants in the focus groups included local business owners, local organization board members, USD-439 students and community leaders. “It’s a great day to live in Sedgwick,” City Administrator Kyle Nordick said. “We have a lot of great things going on.” Nordick explained the PPMC was contracted to develop Sedgwick’s first ever strategic plan. Kate Young was the project associate for the plan, along with Kathy Sexton, senior management associate, Kian Williams, student assistant, and Amiee Kozushko, graduate assistant. “I was really excited because I lived in Sedgwick about eight years ago,” Young said. “It was a really fun project to get back into this community that I loved and lived in.” Young explained the project mission and vision along with the five goals for the strategic plan. She also mentioned the execution and evaluation for the city. The five goals are increasing collaboration for the best use of resources, meet the housing needs of the current and future residents to maintain vitality and manageable growth, provide quality parks and public spaces for youth recreation and community activities, promote business retention and development and continue to meet infrastructure and emergency management needs. With each goal was a list of strategies and the corresponding job title or champion. The council unanimously approved the plan 5-0.
Source: Harvey County Now
