http://alwaysupward.com/blog/city-leaders-where-are-you/ Success only runs one direction.... Wed, 16 May 2012 17:26:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://alwaysupward.com/blog/city-leaders-where-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Ann Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:00:12 +0000 http://alwaysupward.com/blog/?p=1036#comment-83 I can't agree more with this article. My store is address is 266 N. Main St; in the heart of my local downtown. I opened the store on this depressed, sleepy little Main St thinking and hoping that my local town gov't would support my efforts and a select few in growing the downtown. Instead, focus has been on entertaining bigger companies to settle in an industrial park via TIFs. One year ago, a lifestlye mall was completed 3 miles from downtown, with promise to connect the downtown shopping area to the mall, but nothing to date has been done. One of the anchor stores has since closed and there are 6 stores still left to be rented. My opinion, but the local leaders have checked out of this town. Something needs to be done to engage our town leaders to understand how important small, local business is to the community. I can’t agree more with this article. My store is address is 266 N. Main St; in the heart of my local downtown. I opened the store on this depressed, sleepy little Main St thinking and hoping that my local town gov’t would support my efforts and a select few in growing the downtown. Instead, focus has been on entertaining bigger companies to settle in an industrial park via TIFs. One year ago, a lifestlye mall was completed 3 miles from downtown, with promise to connect the downtown shopping area to the mall, but nothing to date has been done. One of the anchor stores has since closed and there are 6 stores still left to be rented. My opinion, but the local leaders have checked out of this town. Something needs to be done to engage our town leaders to understand how important small, local business is to the community.

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