MESSAGE FROM THE CITY MANAGER

Greetings Sanger,

As the football season is approaching the grand finale for the year, I am amazed to see how the teams in the Super Bowl work so hard to become one of the elites, the final two Their training and preparation begin long before the season even starts, with workouts to condition their bodies for the road ahead. Each team goes into the season with a game plan, and as the season progresses, they make adjustments each week to improve their performance.

Making it to the Super Bowl is a great example of how hard work, dedication, and a good plan can ultimately pay off. We can certainly apply this same concept to Sanger and the 2040 Plan. We started our journey with a plan to improve the quality of life in the City Much like our Super Bowl teams, our work began long before the adoption of the 2040 Plan We started by listening to the community The feedback we received allowed us to begin to craft our plan, and we have already seen some successes with the addition of new businesses like QT, Starbucks, and a grocery store We are also making slight adjustments to our plan, like rewriting codes and creating a Division Master Plan, and we are even acquiring properties for a new destination park Additionally, we are leaning into the things that already work, such as our Freedom Fest Celebration and Christmas events All of this hard work, dedication, and careful planning are sure to lock in some wins While losses will inevitably occur at times, we will use these as opportunities to adjust our approach and improve

Warm regards,

John Noblitt City Manager, Sanger