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AUGUST 21-22, 1997 <br />formulate Goals, Objectives, and Action Steps to address priority issues. Included in the first portion of the <br /> <br />first evening of work were discussion of the Goals of Commitment to a Consistent Process of Strategic <br /> <br />Planning, and Promotion of Citizen Communications. Objectives discussed relative to these Goals included: <br /> <br />2'29 <br /> <br />* Annual Strategic Planning sessions <br /> <br />* Monthly Council Briefings to discuss and clarify current issues <br /> <br />* Quarterly Town Meetings <br /> <br />* Increasing the effective participation and understanding of the public regarding Community Issues <br /> and Strategies <br /> <br />* Publication and distribution of the Citizen Newsletter <br /> <br />* Monitoring of Constitutional Offices to determine the impact of Council actions and assistance to <br /> these Offices in implementing and communicating Council's actions <br /> <br />Active discussion with full participation of all those present continued until 6:00 P.M., at which time Council <br />recessed for dinner. <br /> <br />Council resumed its meeting at 7:30 P.M., and began with a discussion of their Goal of Support for <br />Economic Development in Martinsville and Henry County. Objectives discussed relative to this goal <br />included: <br /> <br />* Provision of support to Martinsville Uptown Revitalization Association, Patrick Henry <br /> Development Council and Southern Economic Development Parmership <br /> <br />* Review and inventory incentives and legislative issues with potential for enhancement of <br /> economic development, by December of each year <br /> <br /> <br />