As we get into 2026, City of Clinton officials will be looking to continue the progress made on the strategic plan during 2025.

In March of last year, Mayor Helen Michelassi was elected to the unfinished, two-year term of Mayor and vowed to make the strategic plan her top priority. As we head into 2026, City Administrator Tony Harris, who began as the City's Administrator one year ago, says a lot has been done, but there's still more to do.

Harris admits that one of the goals of the strategic plan, to have a location established for a new City Hall, fire, and police station, has not happened. There is a ripple effect of delays as no location has been chosen.

With so many high-dollar projects on the horizon, the City does not have the money to fund all of them. Harris indicates the search for grants and other ways to fund them is ongoing.

The Clinton City Council meets for the first time in 2026 on Tuesday night.