Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Economic Development topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Perry County establishes tourism-promotion agency; boroughs plan Main Street and trail improvements
Summary
Work-group members said Perry County now has an established tourism-promotion agency and discussed borough-level Main Street projects — including a CDBG-funded pedestrian bridge in Duncan, Millertown trail access questions on PennDOT right-of-way, perception surveys for nine boroughs, and potential signage and buffer-restoration projects.
Members of the Perry County planning work group reported progress on tourism and downtown revitalization efforts, including a new county-level tourism-promotion agency and several borough Main Street improvements.
The presenter announced the county has "an established tourism promotion agency here in the county," and members discussed the Perry County Economic Alliance (the Alliance is the 501(c)(3) conduit for funding). Participants said formal board appointments have not yet been made public and that infrastructure to deploy funds remains under development.
On Main Street work, Jasmine Coulter, the main-street coordinator noted a newly launched downtown perception survey covering nine boroughs to measure whether visitors to parks also spend time downtown; the survey was placed on the Alliance's "Perry County hometowns" page and will be shared broadly. Multiple borough updates followed: Duncan is expected to receive CDBG funding for a wooden pedestrian bridge near the fire station; Newport is exploring trail access alignments and possible easements from private property owners; and Millertown has an informal trail along PennDOT right-of-way that participants said would be better advanced by a borough council request to PennDOT rather than by an informal group.
Participants also flagged local park improvements, ADA fishing access at Alliance Park, interpretive signage funded by CAP, and ongoing riparian-buffer restoration work that will include invasive removal and shrub/meadow plantings to improve habitat.
Next steps include sharing the perception survey results, posting the Sherman's Creek story map for public input, and continuing borough conversations about PennDOT easements, CDBG funding and trail access options.
