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Planning commission promotes Sept. 30 business development mixer, seeks broader owner participation
Summary
Commission members urged business owners to attend a Sept. 30 mixer to review downtown designs and market data; staff said market boards showing roughly 50 retail prospects will be available to guide recruitment.
Planning Commission members and staff asked local business owners to attend a business development mixer on Sept. 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. at a local real‑estate office. The commission said the event will include the three downtown design boards, market intelligence compiled by a real estate consultant and a board that lists roughly 50 retail or restaurant types judged to “fit Crafton's market.”
A commission member said the board will ask attendees to identify which potential retailers they prefer so staff and the borough’s commercial real‑estate contacts can prioritize outreach. Staff said the mixer is part of an outreach sequence that will include at least one more subcommittee meeting to review data collected at the event and to bring consolidated findings to the planning commission.
The commission encouraged members to invite business owners and to push beyond the few owners who attended the prior mixer, when turnout was small. Staff has posted the event on the borough’s notification platform and distributed flyers; the commission asked members to help distribute them and to encourage attendance from nearby property owners and brokers.
No vote was taken; the mixer is outreach and information gathering rather than a formal decision-making meeting.
