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 The Benchmark Team is led by Doug Sterbenz and Nancy Johnson.
What We Do
This team monitors the progress of each of the other six teams. They review goals and benchmarks set for strategies and help determine if they are applicable and work to achieve our key benchmarks.
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Key Benchmarks Update | Dynamic Downtown |
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Though the benchmark has not been established for this area, a dynamic downtown is seen as an indicator of success taking place in Topeka & Shawnee County. In the past few years, there has been a lot of excitement regarding the revitatlization of Downtown Topeka.
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Key Benchmarks Update | Prosperous Community |
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For four years in a row, the per capita personal income in Topeka and Shawnee County have increased steadily. The Key Benchmark we measure for a prosperous community is that:
- Shawnee County's average wage earned will be .75 percent above the U.S. average wage earned.
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Key Benchmarks Update | Public Safety |
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Between 2010 and 2011, crimes in Topeka has gone up 4.0 percent. The crime that saw the biggest increase was Auto Theft. Eighteen percent more Auto Thefts happened in 2011 than in 2010.
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Key Benchmarks Update | Population |
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Population growth in Topeka and Shawnee Coutny have been on the rise. The 2011 Shawnee County population as well as the Topeka population reflects this trend.
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Shawnee County will be the safest county with a capital city above 100,000 in the United States.
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