Long-Range Planning: Strategic Plan and Comprehensive Plan

Strategic Plan
Mission statements are necessary to provide direction for an organization. However, once the mission statement is written, how does an organization accomplish its mission and achieve its goals? The Elmhurst Park District develops a Strategic Plan with seven key priorities and specific goals to be implemented over a five-year period. By developing a Strategic Plan through public feedback and community input, priorities and goals are mapped out to insure that the District reaches its mission of “lifetime enjoyment.” Click on the following links for a copy of the 2008 Strategic Plan Action Plan and a brochure that provides an overview of the District’s Strategic Plan.

Comprehensive Plan

The Comprehensive Plan provides the community, Board and staff a consistent long-range vision and specific direction regarding park and facility development including a comprehensive up-to-date assessment of District facilities and parks, guidelines for reviewing and evaluating future capital improvement projects and standards for ongoing park maintenance.

In 2007 the District hired Edwards and Kelcey, a planning firm, to assist with developing the District's Plan. The five phases for creating the plan included data collection and inventory, public participation, data analysis/assessment, visioning, and the development of the final comprehensive plan document. The public participation phase included the collection of public input through focus groups and public meetings and a scientific District-wide written survey in the spring of 2006. The Board approved the final Comprehensive Plan document in May of 2007. Click on the link below for a copy of the Comprehensive Plan document, which includes a summary of the 2006 Attitude and Interest Survey.

Comprehensive Plan (14meg pdf)


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