Heartbeat Creative District, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
HASTINGS — The Second Draft of the Heartbeat Creative District Strategic Plan is available on the City’s informational platform, Engage Hastings.
This draft covers all sections of the Strategic Plan that are required by the Nebraska Arts Council. This includes the community information section, overview of process section, and outcome section.
The community information section covers Hastings’ history, distinctiveness of downtown, name and boundaries, and the future of Hastings. This is followed by the overview of process section which covers the planning process, the key findings from the Survey, and the key findings from the SWOT analyses.
This culminates in the outcome section which discusses the mission, vision, and value statements for the Heartbeat Creative District, as well as the goals and action steps for the district. This is followed up by an evaluation section that lays out a plan for measuring achievement of the goals. Due to the interconnectedness of the Survey and SWOT findings with the goals and action steps, these sections have been posted concurrently.
The draft is available for public comment between Sept. 23 and Oct. 4. The intent is to revise the strategic plan based on any feedback we receive and share a completed plan with City Council at their Oct. 21 work session. The completed plan will also be posted to Engage Hastings at that time. Following this work session, the Strategic Plan for the Creative District will be submitted to the Nebraska Arts Council.
To view the draft, go to https://engage.cityofhastings.org/creative-district.
