February 15, 2010 MeetingFebruary 15, 2010 Meeting

Revitalizing the Heart Revitalizing the Heart

of Harrison and Boone Countyof Harrison and Boone County

C.O.R.EC.O.R.E

Revitalizing Revitalizing the Heart of a Communitythe Heart of a Community

►WHY?WHY?►HOW?HOW?►WHO?WHO?

WHY?WHY?

Revitalizing Revitalizing the Heart of a Communitythe Heart of a Community

Heart of a CommunityHeart of a Community

►Gathering place for events and Gathering place for events and celebrationscelebrations

Heart of a CommunityHeart of a Community

►Provides access to important servicesProvides access to important servicesMunicipalMunicipal

GovernmentalGovernmentalMedicalMedical

Historic & CulturalHistoric & CulturalConference CenterConference CenterBanking ServicesBanking Services

►Conveys uniqueness Conveys uniqueness

High tide raises all boatsHigh tide raises all boats

Model CommunitiesModel Communities

Revitalization of downtown can:Revitalization of downtown can:

►Lead to a vibrant, healthy community Lead to a vibrant, healthy community & county& county

►Draw people to visit, live, and workDraw people to visit, live, and work►Become a catalyst for jobs & economic Become a catalyst for jobs & economic

development development

HOW?HOW?

Revitalizing Revitalizing the Heart of a Communitythe Heart of a Community

Revitalizing the Heart of the Revitalizing the Heart of the CommunityCommunity

►Recognize & leverage existing Recognize & leverage existing strengthsstrengths

►Create a vision with community Create a vision with community wide participationwide participation

►Partner with experts Partner with experts ►Develop a master plan & Develop a master plan &

implementation strategyimplementation strategy

C.O.R.E. C.O.R.E. Leveraging StrengthsLeveraging Strengths

►Access to important servicesAccess to important services►Recent C.O.R.E. developmentsRecent C.O.R.E. developments

Hospital ExpansionHospital Expansion Durand Center Durand Center Hotel Seville RenovationHotel Seville Renovation FNB Berryville OpeningFNB Berryville Opening

Partner with ExpertsPartner with ExpertsC.O.R.E. and Breakthrough C.O.R.E. and Breakthrough

SolutionsSolutions►Breakthrough Solutions is program of Breakthrough Solutions is program of

the University of Arkansas Cooperative the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension ServiceExtension Service BS is a strategic planning program BS is a strategic planning program C.O.R.E. selected as the first pilot C.O.R.E. selected as the first pilot

community for the new programcommunity for the new program

WHO?WHO?

Revitalizing Revitalizing the Heart of a Communitythe Heart of a Community

C.O.R.E.C.O.R.E.

► Initiated by John Paul HammerschmidtInitiated by John Paul Hammerschmidt►Everyone is invited to participateEveryone is invited to participate►Activities are transparentActivities are transparent►Supports the City of Harrison & Boone Supports the City of Harrison & Boone

CountyCounty►Hub & Spoke StructureHub & Spoke Structure

SpokesSpokes

►Community Assessment-Community Assessment-►Destination Harrison – Destination Harrison – ►Entrepreneurship – Entrepreneurship – ►Funding – Funding – ► Infrastructure – Infrastructure – ►Marketing – Marketing – ►Quality of Life – Quality of Life – ►Retail –Retail –

TogetherTogetherWe have defined the C.O.R.E We have defined the C.O.R.E

WE NEED YOU!WE NEED YOU!

Revitalizing Revitalizing the Heart of a Communitythe Heart of a Community

C.O.R.E. Action Plan for C.O.R.E. Action Plan for Revitalization Revitalization

Community input (surveys) through April Community input (surveys) through April 11

Develop Master PlanDevelop Master PlanHold Summit Event June 2010Hold Summit Event June 2010

We need you to:We need you to:Complete a surveyComplete a survey

Attend meetings every 3Attend meetings every 3rdrd Monday of the Monday of the monthmonth

Stay up-to-date on developmentsStay up-to-date on developmentsGet involved by serving on a SpokeGet involved by serving on a Spoke

Revitalizing Revitalizing the Heart of a Communitythe Heart of a Community