Posted by David Edwards under For Buyers, For Sellers, For Realty Professionals, Regional - West, News & Media, Regional News, Renton
Renton's new Mayor Dennis Law, delivered the State of the City Address on Wednesday, January 15th, 2008 to a crowded room of political leaders and concerned citizens at the Holiday Inn on Grady Way in downtown Renton.
Renton's Vision is to be the center of opportunity in the Puget Sound Region where families and businesses thrive.
Renton's Mission is to provide a healthy, welcoming atmosphere where citizens choose to live, raise families, and take pride in their community, to promote planned growth and economic vitality, to create a positive work environment and to meet service demands through innovation and commitment to excellence.
Mayor Law focused on five key areas that will assist Renton in it's continued commitment towards achieving the goals set forth in the vision and mission statements.
- Promote citywide economic development
- Promote Renton as a progressive opportunity rich city in the
Puget Sound region - Capitalize on growth opportunities through bold and creative economic development strategies
- Recruit and retain businesses to ensure a dynamic, diversified employment base
- Continue redevelopment in the Highlands, and
South Lake Washington
- Promote Renton as a progressive opportunity rich city in the
- Promote neighborhood revitalization
- Support the vitality and positive appearance of neighborhoods through community involvement
- Encourage and partner in the development of quality housing choices for people of all ages and income levels
- Ensure the safety, health and security of citizens through effective service delivery
- Promote the pedestrian and bicycle linkages between neighborhoods and community focal points
- Manage growth through sound urban planning
- Foster development of vibrant, sustainable, attractive, mixed-use neighborhoods in established urban centers
- Uphold a high standard of design and property maintenance throughout the city
- Provide a balance between housing and high-quality jobs
- Maintain services to current residents while welcoming annexation areas that desire to become part of
Renton
- Meet service demands that contribute to the livability of the community
- Prioritize services at levels that can be sustained by revenue
- Plan develop and maintain quality services, infrastructure and amenities
- Respond to growing service demands while meeting the unique requirement of a diverse population through partnerships, innovation and outcome management
- Retain a skilled workforce by making
Renton the municipal employer of choice - Balance development with environmental protection
- Influence decisions that impact the city
- Demonstrate leadership by developing and maintaining partnerships and investment strategies with other jurisdictions that improve services
- Aggressively pursue transportation and other regional improvements and services that improve quality of life
- Advocate
Renton's interests through state and federal lobbying efforts
"Our city has much going for it, and together we have accomplished a great deal," said Law. "The future for Renton is bright and the city looks forward to our continued partnerships that make this a great place to live, learn, work and raise our families".
Click Here to Read the Speech: http://www.rentonwa.gov/government/default.aspx?id=15704
Click Here to Read the Press Release: http://www.rentonwa.gov/news/default.aspx?id=15708
David Edwards
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David J Edwards is a full time real estate agent and REALTOR with Keller Williams Realty specializing in Residential Real Estate for buyers and sellers in Renton, Newcastle and
South Bellevue Washington.
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