GENEVA — Years of planning are paying off for the city as studies and careful spending are opening doors for future growth and improved quality of life, Geneva City Manager Joseph Varckette said.

Varckette said the city has been using grant funding to do studies that will open up more options to address long-term problems in the city.

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