City of Fenton Invites Community Input for Visioning Forum

The Fenton City Council and City administration will host a Community Visioning Forum to discuss ideas for Fenton’s future. Fenton citizens are encouraged to attend this community forum and share their vision on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 from 6:00 pm– 9:00 pm at Andrew G. Schmidt Middle School Cafeteria, 3255 Donaldson Drive, Fenton, MI. This working session will explore Fenton’s greatest opportunities, the community’s core values, what assets to preserve, what to improve, and what Fenton could look like in 10 years. The results of this visioning forum will provide the basis for the Council to compare previous discussions and develop a final community strategic plan.

To date the Mayor, Council and City Manager have successfully created the building blocks for this important next step. With past initiatives and plans the City has brought the Council and the Downtown Development Authority together and created a shared direction and a positive reciprocal relationship, leading to cost savings and a focused approach to the downtown. The City has successfully developed and maintained the center of the community (downtown) and the economic engine for the community (Silver Lake Parkway). These and other initiatives have allowed for the critical next step of addressing other key areas of the community including the North Leroy St. Corridor and neighborhoods within the City.

The forum gives the entire community the opportunity to contribute ideas toward Fenton’s vibrant future. All ideas, will be heard, discussed and documented. Citizen involvement in this forum, is an essential element of the visioning-goal setting process and the final Strategic Plan.