- <h2>Economic Development Planning Charrette funded for the City of Canton, April 30-May 3</h2>
Economic Development Planning Charrette funded for the City of Canton, April 30-May 3
The City of Canton recently announced some exciting 'new year' news. An economic development planning charrette, conducted by the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA), will be fully funded by the Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA). The dates of the charrette will be April 30-May 3, 2012.
Mayor William Truly, Mayor of Canton, Lise Foy, Executive Director of the Canton Chamber Main Street Association; John Wallace, CEO of the Canton Municipal Utilities and Jeff Ross, 2011 President of Canton Chamber Main Street visited the City of Columbus with MMSA on November 7 to learn firsthand how that community used the Main Street Charrette Process to develop a longterm plan for development of their community.
"It was quite evident that progress requires a team effort and that it is an incremental process," said Lise Foy, Director of the Canton Chamber Main Street Association. "We learned about how Columbus is working on infrastructure projects, landscaping and design projects, how they are capitalizing on their assets like upper story housing and using natural resources to develop public spaces."
"It was a great learning experience!" Foy said. "They continue to use the plan that was developed for them."
Upon the group's return, Mayor Truly requested to be put on the agenda of the MCEDA board meeting held on December 8 to present a proposal to fund an Economic Development Planning Charrette for the City of Canton. The MCEDA Board approved the request in full.
The charrette will be faciliated by Randy Wilson, MMSA Director of Design Services, and a team of Main Street, design and marketing professionals. Public participation is encouraged during the charrette, and there will be an initial town meeting for public input as well as several smaller meetings with City stakeholders before the public presentation on the final evening.
For more information on the Canton charrette, please contact:
Lise Foy
Executive Director
Canton Chamber Main Street Association
100 Depot Drive
Canton, MS 39046
601-859-5816
http://www.canton-mississippi.com
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