The economic development planning process continued Tuesday night with a meeting of the 10-person citizen focus group to review the results of the community-wide economic development survey and to conduct a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) of the Bristol
It was impressive to observe the insight of the group and the dialogue in the room which brought to the table numerous thoughts, ideas, and suggestions to meld into the plan. We heard some common themes repeated last night that reinforced information previously received and perhaps more importantly, novel thoughts that expanded our thought process in areas previously untapped.
As with our previous plan development meetings, it was clear that our community has a common interest in moving forward – the challenge is to distill all into an implementable plan…..which we will.
Our thanks go out to the focus group members for their service to the community. So the next time you see Kim Blevins , Mark Byington , Tammy Henkel , Mimi Kind , Craig Kistner , Todd Peak , Nelson Pyle , Katy Sikorski, Wiley Webb , or Sherry Willinger, please thank them for sharing their time and talents in our collective efforts of making Bristol an even better place to live, work, and raise a family.
Next up in the planning process – hospitality and tourism.
