Brewster Chamber plans Strategic Vision Workshop on Oct. 27

BREWSTER – The Brewster Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with North Central Washington Economic Development District (NCWEDD) and Development Strategies on a project to explore ways to bring more prosperity and opportunity to the city. The joint effort involves a brief multi-question survey and workshop that will combine the survey results with a follow-up discussion and planning session to share ideas, concerns, goals, and challenges that come with a mission to improve the city.
The 30-question survey that can be accessed and completed online at surveymonkey.com/r/DowntownBrewsterWA asks respondents to consider questions including:
● What three (3) business types would you like to see within Downtown Brewster that are not currently present?
● Would you live in Downtown Brewster if you could?
● What three (3) words come to mind when you think about Downtown Brewster?
The survey also asks respondents their ages, where they work and live, what times they shop in the city and why, if they feel safe while in the city, and if Brewster is headed in the right direction, among other questions.
A Strategic Vision Workshop is planned from 12:30-2 p.m. on Oct. 27, at a location to be announced later.
The Downtown Strategies team includes President Jennifer Gregory, Director of Real Estate Elliott Cook, and Director of Client Services Laura Marinos. Gregory and Cook “will facilitate a Stakeholder Input Session to collect information and collaborate with stakeholders on the future of Downtown Brewster,” a joint media release explained. “Downtown Strategies will assess the design, tourism and promotion, economic vitality, and market potential to provide a market-driven, asset-based, and implementable strategic plan for growth, economic impact, and progress.”
City surveys have produced useful results for both Bridgeport and Pateros. Pateros recently employed a 10-question survey of city residents to gauge support for when and how to include fireworks for celebrations such as Fourth of July and New Years Day. The response helped the city council address a fireworks ordinance based on the survey feedback.
Bridgeport distributed a survey to city residents while planning a downtown revitalization project for the State Route 173 corridor that passes through the business district. With help from SJC
     
Alliance Consulting Services of Spokane, Bridgeport city planners polled businesses and residents for input for the development plan and was recently recognized with an award from the American Planning Association for its project.