St. Charles residents, businesses invited to community visioning session

Will be held from 5 to 7 pm. Aug. 25 at Baker Community Center

St. Charles residents and business owners will have the chance to tell city leaders what direction they would like the city to go during a community visioning session next week.

St. Charles residents and business owners will have the chance to tell city leaders what direction they would like the city to go during a community visioning session this week.

St. Charles is updating its five-year strategic plan, which will guide decisions about the city’s future. The community visioning session will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Baker Community Center, 101 S. Second St., St. Charles.

There also will be a community forum from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Baker Community Center.

The city has launched a strategic plan website, berrydunn.mysocialpinpoint.com/city-of-st-charles-il/project-page, where the public can provide feedback about what it thinks the city’s priorities should be in the next five years. The site offers several ways to share thoughts:

• Take a brief survey where you can rank priorities.

• Leave a comment about the vision for St. Charles.

• Pin an idea, comment or photo on the interactive map.