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Keller board expands peer-city outreach to find ideas for parks, mixed-use and small-business supports
Summary
Board members reported outreach to suburban peer cities (including Newton, Carmel and Samamish) to gather practices on parks, mixed-use development, festivals and business-support portals; members will compile contacts and share resources in a common folder.
KELLER, Texas — Members of the Keller Economic Development Board said they are compiling a list of peer cities outside Texas to study how other suburbs attract residents and businesses, with a focus on parks, mixed-use corridors, marketing and small-business supports.
Board members described recent conversations and website reviews of cities including Carmel, Indiana; Franklin, Tennessee; Newton, Massachusetts; Leawood, Kansas; and Samamish, Washington. The goal is to identify replicable tactics for community events, village- or corridor-focused mixed-use development, and online business-facing resources.
One board member said she narrowed a…
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