CITY OF OAKWOOD

VISION STATEMENT

IN 1997, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A VISION STATEMENT. THE STATEMENT WAS AMENDED IN 2000. IN 2004 THE 25-MEMBER COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE (CPC) REVIEWED THE STATEMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEVELOPING THE CITY’S 2004 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE CPC FOUND THE 2000 VERSION APPROPRIATE AS WRITTEN. IN 2022, CITY COUNCIL REVIEWED THE 2004 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INCLUDING THE VISION STATEMENT, AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PLAN AND VISION STATEMENT REMAIN VALID AND APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY OF OAKWOOD.

IT IS CITY COUNCIL’S VISION OF THE CITY OF OAKWOOD TO CONTINUE ITS HERITAGE AS A PREMIER RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY:

WHERE CITIZENS KNOW AND RESPECT ONE ANOTHER.
WHERE PRINCIPAL EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON NEIGHBORHOOD, SCHOOLS, RESPONSIVE CITY SERVICES AND PARKS.
WHERE CITIZENS CONTRIBUTE TO AND BENEFIT FROM STRONG, RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
WHERE A RESPONSIBLE CITIZENRY HELPS ESTABLISH AND FOLLOWS COMMUNITY STANDARDS THAT PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY PROPERTY.
WHERE RESIDENTS FEEL COMFORTABLE AND SECURE IN THEIR HOMES AND AS THEY MOVE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
WHERE EDUCATION IS A VITAL COMMUNITY TRADITION.
WHERE VIABLE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ENTERPRISES ARE CLEARLY COMPATIBLE WITH RESIDENTIAL LIVING AND NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL INTEGRITY OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHERE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IS VALUED AND ENCOURAGED TO GIVE DEFINITION TO THE HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ITS RESIDENTS.
WHERE OAKWOOD BENEFITS FROM THE INVOLVEMENT OF ITS RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES IN A VARIETY OF REGIONAL, BUSINESS, CULTURAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES.