Rural Retreat:
“Rural Retreat kicked off its Downtown Revitalization
project Tuesday with a presentation by economic revitalization specialist
Hilary Greenberg who told residents that if they want their project to be
successful, they must have a clear vision of what they want downtown to be and
who they want to attract. In addition, community leaders must maintain their
focus and not get sidetracked by projects that will inevitably pop up that are
not within that vision.
‘You can’t do everything,’ she said. ‘You have to be careful
and don’t lose focus.’ Greenberg, owner of Greenberg Development Services in
Charlotte, N.C., works with towns with populations under 10,000. She said other
keys to success are keeping the bar high, knowing who you are, building strong
partnerships, being well organized, focusing on domino projects and not single
projects, and not copying other downtowns.”
~Writes Millie Rothrock of SWVA Today
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