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Subscriber only IPSWICH City Council has adopted a new corporate plan which will guide the strategic direction of the organisation and its 1400 staff over the next five years. From July 1, iFuture will replace the existing Advance Ipswich community plan and the 2017-2022 corporate plan to serve as the council s guiding light. It includes a wider plan for the next 20 years as Ipswich s population of 233,000 is expected to more than double to 558,000 by 2041. Acting CEO Sonia Cooper. The council engaged just over 2000 people to help form the plan and this included the city s nine councillors and 478 council staff. The plan is split into four themes with broad goals the council wants to achieve by 2026.