Strategic Plan

Welcome the Cascade Township 2022 Strategic Plan.

The purpose of this document is to serve as a roadmap that describes the guiding principles, priorities, and proposed actions of the Township's Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Staff. Final actions will be contingent on resource availability, financial evaluation, and approval by a majority vote of the Township Board.

The Strategic Plan was developed over the course of a year, using a public process. The process included two online surveys, a series of public focus groups, and workshops with the Township Board, Planning Commission, Downtown Development Authority, Parks Committee and Township Staff. In total, nearly 2,000 people were engaged in the Strategic Planning process. It is the intent of this document to begin implementation immediately, with a multi-pronged process. The Board, Planning Commission, DDA, Parks Committee, newly created Pathways Committee, and other entities all have tasks assigned to them, in order to create on-the-ground quality of llife improvements for residents.

This Strategic Plan is designed to implement the Township 10-Year Master Plan by way of actions and tasks of Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Staff. The Master Plan provides the long-term vision for the community—it is the endpoint. The Strategic Plan provides the roadmap to get there.

Similarly, this plan provides a roadmap to the implementation of the vision of the
Downtown Development Authority. However, that vision has not been updated as recently as the Township Master Plan, which is why this Strategic Plan recommends the creation of a DDA Strategic Plan to more clearly define the future of Cascade Village.

Finally, this plan was developed in conjunction with an ongoing update to the 5-Year Parks and Recreation Plan. The priorities and tasks of this plan are intended to be consistent with that plan.

Please click here to view the 2022 Strategic Plan.