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Renaissance...
 “Rochester
2010: The Renaissance” is
the City of Rochester’s
comprehensive plan. Adopted in 1999 by City Council, the Plan captures
the heart and spirit of this community. It is a vibrant tapestry
of humanitarian, economic and cultural threads woven together to
create a community renaissance that is not just envisioned — but
is being realized by citizens and government working together in
every sector of the community.
 The
Renaissance Plan is founded on three themes:
- RESPONSIBILITY: strengthening
our community through citizen involvement
and responsibility to serving the common good.
- OPPORTUNITY: embracing
creativity, inventiveness, and vision to provide economic
stability, cultural resources and social diversity.
- COMMUNITY: developing
neighborhoods that are diverse, cooperative, and
future-oriented to help improve the quality of life.
The Plan consists of eleven distinct campaigns
that represent a vision for our future. Implementation
of the Plan began in earnest in January 2000
and will continue until the year 2010. The
Plan is being implemented by campaign teams
consisting of citizens and city staff, NBN
sector groups and community organizations
committed to the goals of the Renaissance Plan.
The goals and strategies of each campaign
will be accomplished in five phases. Each
2-year phase will provide opportunities
for involvement in strategy development
and project implementation activities by
joining a campaign team or committing to
the accomplishment of specific campaign
strategies.
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PLAN IMPLEMENTATION TIME LINE
PHASE 1: January 2000 – December 2001
PHASE 2: January 2002 – December 2003
PHASE 3: January 2004 – December 2005
PHASE 4: January 2006 – December 2007
PHASE 5: January 2008 – December 2009
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This Progress Report highlights selected campaign
accomplishments and city programs that occurred during PHASE
1. The scope, diversity and sheer quantity of campaign accomplishments
made it impossible to list them all, however, this report attempts
to provide a sense of the movement and progress of the Renaissance
Plan. Many of the projects highlighted in PHASE
1 represent significant capital, human investment and economic
development projects that have changed the street scape and
appearance of this community. |
 Implementation
of these projects were necessary to provide a strong foundation
for the managed growth of our community. Subsequent reports
will continue to highlight these types of projects as well as
providing information on the projects and activities of community
partners committed to this community’s renaissance.
Building on a ten-year plan that began in 1999, we will continue
to work towards building the community of our dreams. The Renaissance
is already visible in many areas of the city and hundreds of citizens
are part of the excitement. Opportunity abounds for those who become
involved with the Renaissance Plan.
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The
Future is here — GET ON BOARD NOW! Call (585) 428-7201
for more information on the Plan and how you can get involved.
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