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February 15, 2010 Meeting
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Revitalizing the Heart of Harrison and Boone County C.O.R.E
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Revitalizing the Heart of a Community ► WHY? ► HOW? ► WHO?
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WHY? Revitalizing the Heart of a Community
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Heart of a Community ► Gathering place for events and celebrations
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Heart of a Community ► Provides access to important services MunicipalGovernmentalMedical Historic & Cultural Conference Center Banking Services ► Conveys uniqueness
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High tide raises all boats
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Model Communities Revitalization of downtown can: ► Lead to a vibrant, healthy community & county ► Draw people to visit, live, and work ► Become a catalyst for jobs & economic development
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HOW? Revitalizing the Heart of a Community
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Revitalizing the Heart of the Community ► Recognize & leverage existing strengths ► Create a vision with community wide participation ► Partner with experts ► Develop a master plan & implementation strategy
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C.O.R.E. Leveraging Strengths ► Access to important services ► Recent C.O.R.E. developments Hospital Expansion Durand Center Hotel Seville Renovation FNB Berryville Opening
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Partner with Experts C.O.R.E. and Breakthrough Solutions ► Breakthrough Solutions is program of the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service BS is a strategic planning program C.O.R.E. selected as the first pilot community for the new program
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WHO? Revitalizing the Heart of a Community
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C.O.R.E. ► Initiated by John Paul Hammerschmidt ► Everyone is invited to participate ► Activities are transparent ► Supports the City of Harrison & Boone County ► Hub & Spoke Structure
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Spokes ► Community Assessment- ► Destination Harrison – ► Entrepreneurship – ► Funding – ► Infrastructure – ► Marketing – ► Quality of Life – ► Retail –
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Together We have defined the C.O.R.E
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WE NEED YOU! Revitalizing the Heart of a Community
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C.O.R.E. Action Plan for Revitalization Community input (surveys) through April 1 Develop Master Plan Hold Summit Event June 2010
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We need you to: Complete a survey Attend meetings every 3 rd Monday of the month Stay up-to-date on developments Get involved by serving on a Spoke Revitalizing the Heart of a Community
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