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Cary staff proposes $75,000 feasibility study for a downtown business alliance; council weighs town role vs. chamber-led approach
Summary
Staff proposed contracting a $75,000 study to assess whether Cary should support forming a downtown business alliance and to outline implementation options; councilmembers debated whether the chamber or an MSD/business-improvement district model should lead and questioned whether town funds are the right source.
Interim Manager Russ Overton told council staff has budgeted $75,000 for a study to evaluate whether a downtown business alliance would be viable for Cary and to produce stakeholder engagement, a draft strategic plan and an implementation road map. The proposal would fund initial research and community outreach to determine whether the downtown could support an alliance structure.
Scott, a staff member…
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