About PolkVision

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In 2003, citizens from across Polk County, led by private, public, and civic leaders, joined forces to address critical issues facing their community. The result, Polk Vision, is a comprehensive vision for the future and the mechanism with which to build it. Focus groups, community meetings, and task forces were utilized to gather insight into community strengths and weaknesses, which led to the development of a long-term vision with strategic solutions and community-wide benchmarks. The strategies are categorized into six foundation areas: Education, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Government, Quality of Life, and Private Sector Leadership.

Each of the foundations has a unique long-term vision supported by its strategies.

Before 2024, Polk County:

  • will have a world-class, fully integrated education system that supports the needs of a vibrant, progressive community.
  • will have an economic development environment that attracts quality businesses with higher paying jobs, improves productivity, and retains educated young people.
  • will have growth management and infrastructure that protects the environment, enhances quality of life, supports education and economic development, and is economically sustainable.
  • will have a comprehensive system of government that is effective, efficient, diverse, and responsive to the basic needs of its citizens.
  • will have a quality of life that encourages diverse backgrounds to live in harmony while developing physically, spiritually, mentally, and culturally within a healthy and safe environment.
  • will have private sector leadership that drives the partnership with government and citizens to ensure that Polk County is a premiere place to live, learn, work, and play.

Organizations from across Polk County have the opportunity to become involved in shaping the future of the county by becoming active participants in Polk Vision as Vision Partners. The community, through partnerships of public, private, and civic organizations, will work cooperatively to make the Vision a reality.