The Indianola City Council approved the 2022 Strategic Plan at their meeting Monday, setting goals for the council and city staff to continue to accomplish over the course of the year and the future. City Manager Ben Reeves tells KNIA News the goals included working on public facilities and a potential bond referendum, road paving around the community, looking at the gateway corridors into the city, public health issues including animal control, and making Indianola a place to stay for city staff.

“Taking care of city staff that we have, and making sure we aren’t a training ground for the metro area. That we retain and have a great working environment, making sure our employees love working here for the long term. That’s more than just an evaluation of salaries, but everything that we do to try to keep and retain our employees.”

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