Downey completes 44 of 101 strategic plan goals

Columbia Memorial Space Center executive director Ben Dickow speaks at a groundbreaking event on Nov. 17, 2025. (City of Downey photo) DOWNEY — The Downey City Council received a quarterly update Tuesday on its Downey Forward 2030 Strategic Plan, with city staff reporting that 44 of the plan’s 101 actions were complete as of Sept. 30.Another 45 actions were underway, nine had yet to start and three were no longer being pursued. Staff put overall progress at 70%, a figure that reflects partial progress on work still underway. The report covered July through September, the first quarter of the city’s 2026-27 fiscal year.Economic development had the highest progress rating of the plan’s five priority areas at 77%. The city marked its economic development strategy complete and rated work on a plan to attract grocery stores at 75%.

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