The public will get a first look at what could be the new vision for downtown.
Residents and business owners on Wednesday, Jan. 6, will get a chance to weigh in on a draft vision statement for the area, which will be unveiled at a community meeting at First Congregational Church.
The meeting is the second of three community workshops co-sponsored by the Downtown Long Beach Associates and the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency to help create the "ideal downtown retail environment of 2015," said DLBA Vice President Kristopher Larson.
The purpose of the Retail Visioning Project is also to educate the community on the retail recruitment process and help position downtown for recruitment.
The draft vision was formed from feedback from the first Retail Visioning workshop last month, which drew more than 70 residents and business owners, according to downtown resident Loara Cadavona, was in on the retail visioning project's steering committee.
Wednesday's meeting will also include breakout discussions on topics such as public safety, parking, marketing and recruitment.
Information from these discussions will help to develop a five-year strategic plan that includes long-term and short-term goals and a "matrix of accountability" to ensure that the community's vision becomes a reality, Larson said.
"We're all accountable to each to achieve that vision," he said, adding that at the next meeting, on March 4, the DLBA will present the vision and strategies.
Wednesday's meeting will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at 241 Cedar Ave. Call Vanessa McCollum at 562-436-4259 or e-mail her at VanessaM@DLBA.org to register for the workshops. Visit http://www.downtownlbbusiness.com/learn/news for more.
Residents and business owners on Wednesday, Jan. 6, will get a chance to weigh in on a draft vision statement for the area, which will be unveiled at a community meeting at First Congregational Church.
The meeting is the second of three community workshops co-sponsored by the Downtown Long Beach Associates and the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency to help create the "ideal downtown retail environment of 2015," said DLBA Vice President Kristopher Larson.
The purpose of the Retail Visioning Project is also to educate the community on the retail recruitment process and help position downtown for recruitment.
The draft vision was formed from feedback from the first Retail Visioning workshop last month, which drew more than 70 residents and business owners, according to downtown resident Loara Cadavona, was in on the retail visioning project's steering committee.
Wednesday's meeting will also include breakout discussions on topics such as public safety, parking, marketing and recruitment.
Information from these discussions will help to develop a five-year strategic plan that includes long-term and short-term goals and a "matrix of accountability" to ensure that the community's vision becomes a reality, Larson said.
"We're all accountable to each to achieve that vision," he said, adding that at the next meeting, on March 4, the DLBA will present the vision and strategies.
Wednesday's meeting will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at 241 Cedar Ave. Call Vanessa McCollum at 562-436-4259 or e-mail her at VanessaM@DLBA.org to register for the workshops. Visit http://www.downtownlbbusiness.com/learn/news for more.
Karen Robes Meeks came to work for the Press-
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