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Downtown master plan update: 78 new businesses since 2019 and work underway on upper‑story housing and placemaking
Summary
Downtown Hutchinson and partners presented progress on the downtown master plan, reporting new business growth, loan activity and subcommittee work on design, policy and placemaking; staff outlined priorities for 2025 including zoning overlays, festival streets and continued support for the Landmark rehabilitation and Memorial Hall.
Downtown Hutchinson and the Reno County Chamber of Commerce presented a multi‑year update on implementation of the downtown master plan at the Jan. 21 council meeting, detailing business growth, loan activity and the formation of subcommittees to advance design, policy and partnerships.
Sarah Diamond, downtown manager with Downtown Hutch and the Hutchinson Reno County Chamber of Commerce, said the downtown master plan has produced measurable results and moved several projects toward execution. “There have been 78 new businesses in Downtown Hutchinson since 2019,” Diamond said. She described outreach steps including public surveys, stakeholder forums at…
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