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Results

 

 

 

 

Ideas garnered from visiting another community:

Community should put up a sign that is up all year telling about the Apple Butter Festival. 

 

Should do the flower barrels downtown.

 

Should borrow the idea of businesses in a circumscribed area and so well maintained.

 

More publicity for the county as a whole.

 

Should provide better signage to direct people to Chamber, EDO and assistance offices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community improvements or results from the First Impressions Program:

Renovated the industrial park sign.

 

A meeting scheduled of byway contributors and those located along the byway with help from the statewide marketing plan to enact some of the recommendations from First Impressions Program.

 

Greater Awareness.

 

Planning more unified usage of elected officials and volunteers.

 

Will use the Main Street improvement program.

 

Welcome sign added to local county airport.

 

Paid more attention to removal of weeds in sidewalks downtown.

 

Signs for CVB put up.

 

Rekindled interest in the byway, value of “the road” as our major thoroughfare.

 

Realization of the importance of community appearance.

 

Community self-awareness.

 

Community pride.

 

Revitalization steering committee now more inclined to look at other communities for ideas.

 

Working together on a project and greater awareness at what we need to do.

 

Learned importance of visitor spending.

 

Visiting team members wanting to come back for the local festival.

 

Visiting team members returning to purchase a vehicle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For More Information, Contact These Team Members:

Myra Moss, Center Specialist

Mike Lloyd, Noble County Extension Office

Terry Tamburini, Washington County Extension Office

Amy Grove, Morgan County Extension Office

Bill Grunkemeyer, State Community Development Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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