Project Overview

Background

The City of Smithville is located on the northern edge of the Kansas City metropolis. It is anchored by a high performing school district, Smithville lake and a rejuvenated main street. With a population of 8,768 in 2012, the city is growing and has experienced a 318% population increase since 1990.

With a relatively new and energized leadership that is looking forward, along with a new resident population, including many young families, the City of Smithville is embarking upon a new planning process. The City has contracted Future iQ to guide a Community Vision and Strategic Action Plan process for the community.

About the Project

The Community Vision will represent the whole community, reflect core community values address emerging trends and issues, imagine a preferred future, and promote local action. The Community Strategic Action Plan will direct efforts and resources toward a defined vision for the future employing a roadmap that is realistic, achievable and sustainable.

The visioning and strategic planning process aims to provide a response to the following questions:

• What should the City of Smithville become?
• What makes the City of Smithville unique and special and how can the City use these characteristics to prepare for the future?
• How will community stakeholder preferences fit into this vision?