Goals and Objectives

Short Term Goals (To be completed by the end of FY 2010)

• COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM
  Complete the steps necessary to move the Village from Class 5 to Class 4 of the Community Rating System under the National Flood Insurance Program for improved floodplain management and reduced property insurance premiums for residents.

• VILLAGE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATH SYSTEMS
  Construct the remaining phase of the Village Bike Path Master Plan to link existing paths to the downtown/commercial areas, high school, library, and parks.

• TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIC PLAN
  Comprehensively review the Village's technology infrastructure and establish a long range plan for the maintenance and improvement of the various systems.

Long Term Goals

• SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
  Investigate additional methods and alternatives to improve municipal operations with "green" initiatives which are economically and environmentally sound through education, research, and evaluation.

• EMERGENCY PLANNING
  Conduct annual exercises and evaluations of the Village's Emergency Response Plan.

• VILLAGE IDENTITY
  Implement the Corridor Identity Plan adopted in 2008 for landscape and hardscape improvements in the main transportation corridors in the Village including Route 22, Riverwoods Road, Milwaukee Avenue, Aptakisic Road, and Olde Half Day Road.