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Cool Spring Reports Business Gains and Expands Ambassador Program; Council Asks for Security Plan
Summary
Cool Spring Downtown District reported net business gains, large attendance at events and progress on a downtown ambassador program funded at $60,000; council received the report, debated shifting police funds to ambassadors, and asked staff for a security plan and funding options.
Ashanti Bennett, president and CEO of the Cool Spring Downtown District, presented the fourth-quarter downtown update, highlighting growth in street-level businesses (about 12 openings and 6 closures in the quarter, net +6; ~20 for the fiscal year), a Juneteenth crowd of just under 20,000, and large volunteer engagement for meal packing (71,130 meals packed).
Bennett described programmatic work, including a Dolly Parton Imagination Library rollout in Cumberland…
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