The Cedar Falls 2020 Strategic Planning Team


Jim Krieg, Co-Chair Deon Senchina, Co-Chair


Mayor Jon Crews Joel Andersen Wade Arnold Kim Burger Senator Jeff Danielson Cary Darrah Dave Deaver Sue Dehl


Sara Gabriele Ron Gaines Kris Hansen Jen Hartman Mary Huber Chris Hyers Bob Justis Rose Lorenz Frank Magsamen Sandy Jo Messingham Enrique Ochoa John Padget David Rodger Tom Schellhardt Zach Shimp


MaraBeth Soneson Nick Taiber


Progressing Together…


The Cedar Falls community has long recognized the value of long-term strategic planning as a means to create the best possible future for our citizens. The first community-wide strategic plan was completed in 1990. The planning team was chosen to reflect the make-up of the community. A deliberate effort was made to create partnerships within Cedar Falls and outside of the community, recognizing that through collaboration, we can achieve greater things.


The foundation for the 2020 plan is a set of five basic, widely-held values. These values serve as the underlying premise upon which community activities are and should continue to be built upon over the next ten years. A vision of how Cedar Falls will look in 2020 was created, shaped by the extensive public input received by the planning team and is included as a part of this plan. The vision serves as a “picture in words” of how the community will look when the goals laid out in this plan have been achieved.


Since everyone involved with this plan is committed to achieving results, a Review and Planning Committee has been created by the 2020 Strategic Planning Team to monitor the implementation of the Cedar Falls 2020 Plan and to help keep the plan “alive” and on track.


We are truly proud of the efforts put forth by the planning team over the past year and firmly believe that this plan will help Cedar Falls achieve even greater things in the next ten years. We look forward to progressing together toward a brighter future for Cedar Falls.


Jon Crews, Mayor City of Cedar Falls


Deon Senchina, Co-Chair 2020 Strategic Planning Team


Jim Krieg, Co-Chair 2020 Strategic Planning Team


Facilitated by the Institute for Decision Making at the University of Northern Iowa


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2020 Community-Wide Vision and Strategic Plan


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