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with the Towmber of Comed the deveor Terrence

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sion. Describtion, and then. Describe thategic investconvene a lo

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pport of its tion Plan. Tthe Town BThe Town

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ment among dentify an innning Comm

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town area th

ntown Rev

                       

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n Area. Towe building de

on and engars and stakehlocal leadernitial local leittee to ove

nt officials apt for the don Engineer,he concept o

Mount Pleasresidents an

have also exwill make ent Agencyhrough gran

italization 

                       

mmunities pducing the dD. lighting wus materialslife to the re

n has since emolition in 2

gement proholders for prs and stakehead for the prsee the pla

and the comowntown re, Town Buiof revitalizi

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programs bydelays and ewhile reducis and other esidents and

obtained du2016.

cess conducpursuing a viholders to pprogram thatn. .  

mmunity forevitalizationlding Inspeing the Haw

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Within the fexpand the advertise thone and be cThe commutwo. Year othe mixed-uin conjunctiwill also be The Town wand seek supelected officresidents, etThe Town wDowntown structures shyear two.

Administratnitiative, inc

Supervisor CSuperintendand CouncilInitiative. Tyears and haThe Town wprojects andselected and

own of Mo

ication           

Describe oppive projects years (depenh private inveon, housing,ed public supand the Stateess for imple

first year ofarea of the e plans for completed f

uter parkingone will alsuse wrap aroion with thecompleted

will seek thepport. The cials, Downtc. will seek invas a samplehould strive   

tive Capacitycluding pote

Carl Fulgendent, and Tolman Mark These indivave the knowill seek thed to managed will have

ount Pleasa

                       

portunities tothat will be nding on the estment or o and commupport, it is ree. Explain hoementation. 

f a DRI awastreetscapeconstructiofor adoption

g lot will beo commencound rear pe completioin year one

e establishmSteering C

ntown prope

vestors to de of the dese to resemb

y. Describe tntial oversig

nzi, with theown EngineRubeo, wiliduals have

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on in year twn in year tw designed ince the buildarking gara

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Committee werty owners

develop the ired visual le. This wo

the extent ofght of concu

e assistanceeer, David Sll serve as te been workwhat is reque of an outscs of develosibility to de

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he strengthsmplementatiocomplexity o  Such projepment needhat projects wority of proje

wn will finathe main rowo. The mawo. n year one w

ding of the rage with comaster plan. An the acceptteering Comwill be selecs, Chamber

Town ownbuilding ap

ould occur in

f the existingrrent contra

e of his stafSmyth, P.E.the local leaking on the uired to seeide consultopment of tevelop and

ntown Rev

                       

s described aon with an inof the projeccts could adds. While sucwill ultimateects propose

alize the conoadways witaster plan u

with awardrequired primpletion ofA conceptutance of a fmmittee forcted and repr of Comme

ned parcel appearance an year one w

g local admiacts.  

ff - includin., Town Buad for the Dconceptual

ek its implemtant to handthe DRI. Afacilitate th

italization 

                       

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nceptual strthin the cat

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d and constrivate-publicf an agreemual renderinfinal agreemr the Downtpresent Towerce membe

along the strand quality twith compl

inistrative ca

ng Peter Sciuilding InspDowntown R

downtownmentation.

dle the deveA planning che Master P

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ding a rangeDRI funds with may leveraomic developshould have d by the Locnding demo

reetscape detchment arealso comme

ruction to bec partnershi

ment by end ng and cost ment. town to gathwn technicaers, dedicate

reetscape arthat the remletion at the

apacity to m

liano Highwector, Sal PRevitalizatin over the la

lopment of consultant wPlan update

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egin in yearip to permitof year andestimate

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and shop.

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what is expec

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med the nom

thorne whoperately in ncommuniti

ector investreation of o needed fornge to the dcted with th

, the Town nity. We asknd tired cor

uld lead to anlightened m

ntown Rev

                       

mination of 

om stated, “Tneed of a mes in the Hu

tment in thever 12,000 r the infusiodowntown whe new BioT

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a new Downmoment tha

italization 

                       

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ntown that at could spa

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and is unabner with us where peop

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