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Most municipalities have a strategic plan that sets a longer term direction for municipal resources, responding to the desires of both community and council. These plans are crafted with varying degrees of public engagement, council focus, and administrative facilitation and support. Once the plan is in place, however, many municipalities have been forced to ask themselves some tough questions. Has the strategic plan been used to truly allocate the resources of the organization and ultimately