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High school Future Prep students pitch MAP plan to strengthen Grand Haven downtown
Summary
A team of Grand Haven High School juniors and seniors presented recommendations to the city and Main Street DDA to help attract and retain downtown businesses using an acronym MAP (Marketing, Events, People, Planning). Council members praised the students’ ideas and recommended further engagement with downtown leaders.
A group of juniors and seniors from Grand Haven High School presented a several-month Future Prep project to the city council on March 3 that outlined strategies for strengthening and unifying downtown Grand Haven’s businesses.
The students framed their recommendations using the acronym MAP — Marketing, Events, People and Planning — and proposed a mix of short- and long-term actions, including improved social-media marketing and…
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