City Council adopts 2023/24 goals

The Sisters City Council officially adopted their new set of goals for the 2023/24 fiscal year in a meeting that was held Wednesday, March 8.

The Council discussed the goals in a workshop on February 15. The goal-setting workshop is a place where the Council adds, changes, or wordsmiths the goals put together by the staff. See related story with the goals in detail in the February 29 edition below.

Some of the most noteworthy aspects of the goals are included in the section of Housing, Livability and Growth. The word “housing” was added to the section so it can encompass various goals relating to housing. Those goals include evaluating short-term rental codes, pursuing resources for the development of affordable workforce housing, and leveraging local and regional resources and partnerships to help the Sisters houseless community.

The housing section of the goals was the most discussed, as community discourse is often focused on development and finding houseless resources within the community.