Local governments are faced with numerous emerging priorities, and it can be challenging to focus on long-range planning when there are daily needs.
“We have to do today’s work,” Jackson County Clerk/Administrative Coordinator Cindy Altman said. “We can’t always think about 10-years-down-the-road work.”
That’s one of the benefits partnering with University of Wisconsin–Madison students through UniverCity Alliance brought Jackson County. Graduate students pursuing urban and regional planning degrees worked with Jackson County staff to develop a strategic plan to help county departments prioritize their efforts and coordinate their actions. Read the October issue here and view it as a pdf here.