Comprehensive Plan

A Strategic Look at the Future

During a period of just over a year, sixty-five concerned citizens participated in a lengthy process, facilitated by Grow Raton, to create an Economic Development Strategic Plan (EDSP), or Comprehensive Plan, for our community.  The EDSP was finally presented to the City Commission on April 14, 2015 and adopted by a unanimous vote.  The plan sets forth ambitious yet achievable goals in a living document that guided the City’s economic development through 2020. At the beginning of 2020, the city began the process to reevaluate the plan and each goal making sure they were supported by a series of initiatives setting forth the actions necessary to achieve those goals. A new plan was adopted in February 2021.

It is important to note that the ultimate success of the endeavors outlined in this plan will depend on the degree to which City employees and Raton residents identify with the individual goals and initiatives and are willing to become participants in these efforts.  The extent to which individuals step forward because of their interest and willingness to participate in a given segment of the plan will be the determining factor in how this plan is implemented.