In
late April a public visioning workshop was held at Village Hall used to identify areas of
need in the downtown. The workshop was developed using experiences that East
Central staff has had in other communities whereby a very visual and creative
set of questions and exercises is used to draw out
thoughts, ideas, and concerns from the general public and place them in a
context that will help further planning
efforts for the downtown.
The overall goal of the workshop was to seek
resident and user input/feedback which will be used to create a new, more
detailed “master plan” for the downtown and Main Street corridor.
Approximately a total of 24 individuals ranging from downtown business owners and residents participated during the session. The event was
structured as an “open house” style meeting with 6 different workstations each focusing on a different topics that directly or indirectly
related to the downtown.
