Over the past year, residents stopped at booths, took a long survey, and participated in online discussions to share their ideas and expectations for OV’s future. Your voices are now being used to build the community’s next 10-year action plan, known as OV’s Path Forward.
The first step in creating the next 10-year action plan is drafting the vision and guiding principles. Together, they capture residents’ values and priorities for the future. They set the framework for the plan and the foundation for resident working groups to continue building the plan next year.
Refined Draft Vision
Thanks to all residents who reviewed and commented on the draft vision and guiding principles through the Wordsmith Challenge. Approximately 130 residents took the challenge with an additional 81 people providing comments at 15 events held throughout September. See the results from the Wordsmith Challenge HERE.
The draft vision and guiding principles were improved using language provided through the Wordsmith Challenge. Although some general terms are used, most of the phrasing was derived from resident responses received over the past year. These key phrases are underlined in the refined vision statement below.
Oro Valley is a community where all residents have access to valued amenities, activities, services and opportunities to live, work, shop, dine and play. The Town maintains its strong sense of community by prioritizing public safety, natural beauty, scenic views, outdoor recreation, arts and culture.
The draft vision and guiding principles was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission on November 12. It will be presented Town Council on December 4. The vision and guiding principles will remain in draft format until the plan is complete.
Join a resident working group to keep building the plan
Starting in January, resident working groups will forge goals, policies, and implementation actions based on the 8,900+ contributions received by residents over the past year. Do you want a say in OV’s housing goals or how OV manages growth? Are you interested in having more restaurants, retail, family-friendly activities, or things to do? Is water conservation important to you?
Resident working groups will address these topics and more. Groups will meet online, and if-needed, in-person. Members should expect a commitment of roughly 4-6 hours per month. The number of meetings depends on the amount of group members, pace of discussion, and topic area. All residents, especially youth, are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Learn more and sign up for a resident working group here.
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