Mission Statement
The City of Annandale will maintain and enhance its high quality of life through a strong community culture, diverse amenities, and excellent services.
Principals that Guide City Decisions
- Inspire community engagement by supporting and encouraging volunteerism, community involvement, and active community organizations.
- Increase operational effectiveness by practicing fiscal responsibility and prioritizing the delivery of high-quality public services.
- Enhance the local business environment by fostering local support for business and encourage economic development activities that lead to a vibrant downtown and a well-balanced business community.
- Develop and manage a strong parks and trails system that capitalizes on the community’s natural amenities.
- Provide proactive leadership that maintains strong relationships, a collaborative-style, and seeks improvement through technology.
- Ensure a safe and well-kept community for residents and businesses to call home.
2022-2023 Prioritized Goals
The Annandale City Council approved the following prioritized goals for 2022-2023 on March 14, 2022. These goals are reviewed and updated annually.
- Examine staffing levels and add staff to support community groups, improve communication, and spur economic development.
- Personnel to evaluate staffing levels at City Hall and consider reorganization of responsibilities to meet needs
- Incorporate staffing and program reviews in monthly department meetings
- Develop a Comprehensive Communication Plan
- Develop a Community Events Calendar
- Identify community organizational needs within the City
- Develop protocol and policies to be more active with code enforcement and eliminating blight.
- Update City ordinance to support desired use of property and enforcement
- Develop inspection program for both public nuisance and zoning violations that utilizes resources from the Administration, Public Works and Police Departments.
- Identify technology to aid in the management of the code enforcement.
- Identify anchor properties in downtown and facilitate increase in occupancy within the next 3 years.
- Develop a redevelopment plan for downtown that addresses underutilized properties.
- Create a DT Business Strategy to increase retail activity in Downtown.
- Develop strategies to provide emphasis on public safety and positive influences in the community.
- Continue to support local community events
- Promote Public Safety events including Fire Prevention, National Night Out
- Develop planning and standards for the provision of parks and community recreation opportunities including indoor recreation and lake amenities
- Update the City’s Parks Plan
- Evaluate the need for a Community Center Plan and consider developing a concept for the redevelopment of the Middle School Site.
- Work with Community Education to staff the Beach house and expand rental opportunities for increased use of the lake.
- Develop a long-range transportation plan and future land use/growth areas.
- Develop transportation plan
- Consider land use policies that would support the development of the transportation plan as development occurs.
- Review zoning and subdivision ordinances to ensure they are development friendly, yet meeting the development standards for the City.
- Focus communication presence on positively supporting community institutions (schools, for example)
- Develop a Community Resource tool that highlights the institutions and organizations with the City that provide community services.
- Work with the School District to develop a plan for the redevelopment of the Middle School site.
- Managing incoming aid to meet priorities, identifying needs, and maximizing use
- Finance Committee should review the City’s debt management plan to determine where the ARP Funds will be best utilized and provide a recommendation to council.
Other Goals
- Keep the City’s Advisory Boards strong, making sure the City has good candidates and seeks talent
- Promote Annandale externally to residents/businesses focusing on schools and quality of life
- Identifying incomplete trail segments and prioritize connections
- Adding signage for wayfinding, highlighting history and offerings
- Develop a splash pad amenity to bring people into town