February 15, 2010 Meeting
C.O.R.E
Revitalizing the Heart
of Harrison and Boone County
Revitalizing
the Heart of a Community
►WHY?
►HOW?
►WHO?
Revitalizing
the Heart of a Community
WHY?
Heart of a Community
► Gathering
place for events and celebrations
Heart of a Community
► Provides
access to important services
Municipal
Governmental
Medical
Historic & Cultural
Conference Center
Banking Services
► Conveys
uniqueness
High tide raises all boats
Model Communities
Revitalization of downtown can:
► Lead
to a vibrant, healthy community &
county
► Draw people to visit, live, and work
► Become a catalyst for jobs & economic
development
Revitalizing
the Heart of a Community
HOW?
Revitalizing the Heart of the
Community
► Recognize
& leverage
existing strengths
► Create a vision with
community wide
participation
► Partner with experts
► Develop a master plan &
implementation strategy
C.O.R.E.
Leveraging Strengths
► Access
to important services
► Recent C.O.R.E. developments
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Hospital Expansion
Durand Center
Hotel Seville Renovation
FNB Berryville Opening
Partner with Experts
C.O.R.E. and Breakthrough Solutions
► Breakthrough
Solutions is program of the
University of Arkansas Cooperative
Extension Service
 BS is a strategic planning program
 C.O.R.E. selected as the first pilot
community for the new program
Revitalizing
the Heart of a Community
WHO?
C.O.R.E.
► Initiated
by John Paul Hammerschmidt
► Everyone is invited to participate
► Activities are transparent
► Supports the City of Harrison & Boone
County
► Hub & Spoke Structure
Spokes
► Community
Assessment► Destination Harrison –
► Entrepreneurship –
► Funding –
► Infrastructure –
► Marketing –
► Quality of Life –
► Retail –
Together
We have defined the C.O.R.E
Revitalizing
the Heart of a Community
WE NEED YOU!
C.O.R.E. Action Plan for
Revitalization
Community input (surveys) through April 1
Develop Master Plan
Hold Summit Event June 2010
Revitalizing
the Heart of a Community
We need you to:
Complete a survey
Attend meetings every 3rd Monday of the month
Stay up-to-date on developments
Get involved by serving on a Spoke