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Board member outlines plans to expand 'Christmas in the Park' with downtown businesses
Summary
A board member said local business owners have offered to collaborate to move 'Christmas in the Park' closer to downtown and expand the event; a planning meeting with those businesses is scheduled for Wednesday.
A board member (speaker 3) said the committee is working on "Christmas in the Park" and reported that a representative of local business owners reached out offering to collaborate to move the event closer to downtown and drive foot traffic into town. The board member said they will meet on Wednesday to begin mapping how to expand the event with business partners.
The board member characterized the effort as an attempt to be more inclusive—bringing the school and community together—and said recent momentum from the football season has increased local interest in participating. He noted there are "forces" opposed to the plan but said outreach from business owners has propelled the effort forward.
