04.09.2025 - Strategic Plan Community Forum Virtual Session

The City of Homestead held a virtual Strategic Plan Community Forum on April 22, 2025, to engage residents and business owners in shaping the city's future growth and development. The session emphasized community input as essential for creating a strategic plan that aligns city resources, services, and infrastructure with residents' needs and expectations. Key topics discussed included the city's population growth, economic development, infrastructure challenges—particularly road maintenance—and the importance of maintaining the city's unique culture and small-town feel. Community feedback highlighted strengths in emergency response and public engagement, while identifying transportation and road infrastructure as critical areas for improvement. The city plans to use this input to develop a strategic plan with measurable outcomes, which will guide budgeting and major projects. Upcoming steps include further community engagement, draft plan development, and city council review with a goal to finalize the plan by mid-July 2025.