Lockwood: We're looking forward to a productive, harmonious year for the city, mayor, council and staff. The things I would like to see us achieve include moving forward on our parks, specifically the Providence Park acquisition. And at least the planning, because I'm not sure how much implementation we can get based on our budget, of Birmingham Park.
Hopefully we'll get some traffic intersection improvements. We've got a lot in the works, but obviously they take a long time. I hope for the public to be able to see some improvements.
Lagerbloom: Our comprehensive land use update plan is in full swing. It might be one of the most important projects Milton has embarked on.
You'll also see us work on our tree preservation ordinance, as well.
So much of our vision for the next year is formed if you look at our capital budget – moving forward is formed by what the capital budget says.
Providence Park is back, front and center, on my radar screen. It's come back to the city and we've gone back to the county with a request for further information as to whether or not we'll be able to subdivide and purchase or whether it's safe to the extent we could own it all.
The first part of this year is going to be spent finding a good, qualified, permanent city manager.
Lockwood: And we're very excited and optimistic about that search.
Lagerbloom: Those are projects, but certainly we strive every day to better our community responsiveness. And that's an ever-evolving work in progress. I also predict our volunteer programs will remain strong, and our events will be as well-attended and appreciated as they were in 2007.
I would be forgetting where I came from if I didn't also mention we have the opportunity to deliver safer roads, homes and business through our public safety department.
Lockwood: [Building a city] is a long process. We've got the vision for the city and the goals, it just takes time. Just as long as you're moving forward at or ahead of schedule.
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