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objectives and the plan to achieve goals. Be wary of creating a complex and lengthy strategic plan, which can stall any well- intended goals the board may have wanted to accomplish. Keep it simple and easy for all to understand. Take time to carefully consider any changes incorporated within the plan that will affect your community, not just today, but also in the future. Go slow, be precise, and be prepared to refine as you close in on the final plan. It may take up to six months to create a strategic plan. But in the end, it will have been well worth the time and the effort. The result will be a document to greatly enhance the success of your planning needs. /cai.sd /in/caisandiego WWW.CAI-SD.ORG | 37