DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) – A community engagement event aims to get resident feedback for the City of De Pere’s new Strategic Visioning and Branding Initiative.
Development Services Director Kimberly Flom explains the purpose of the new initiative.
“(We want to) market ourselves in order to attract talent, brand ourselves in relation with the expectation of services that this community provides, and define what projects the city needs to pursue in the next five years.”
Flom says early feedback indicates a desire to make changes in downtown De Pere.
“More activity on the river, particularly active recreation; things like kayak rentals, events, concerts, art.”
Tuesday’s City Hall meeting runs from 5-7 pm.
“It’s also live-streamed on our website. A question will come up on the screen, and you’ll be able to send your answer in via your (mobile) telephone.”
Flom says they’re looking to wrap up planning by early summer.
“And the implementation will follow shortly after. The council included placeholders in the budget last year so that we would be able to move forward right away this year.”
She notes the city is looking to hire a communications specialist, who will help with moving the plans forward.
