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services offices,surveyors,government services) <br /> Next Era Unknown Unknown <br /> 1 <br /> 2 I The first way a neighborhood center like Pequot Lakes can create a prosperous local economy is to increase the <br /> 3 number of exporting businesses so as to bring new capital into the city. The second way is to create an <br /> 4 1 environment where competitive,import-replacement businesses can flourish. <br /> s OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES <br /> 6 During the planning process, business owners, property owners and interested parties were solicited to participate <br /> 7 in a public forum and express their opinion of Pequot's greatest economic development opportunities and <br /> 8 challenges. <br /> Opportunities Challenges <br /> • Local park system • Negative public comments instead of <br /> constructive oubiic comments <br /> • baseball <br /> • Highway decision—keen people informed <br /> • Soccer <br /> • Cot of Infrragtrp t re expansion <br /> • Camp Tourney <br /> • T$x base Issyei <br /> • More business Investment In central¢gwntgwn <br /> `' • Take; the tiLne to get in pmt — don't rush <br /> • improve general latek.rnd feet Of downtown t$tre,ett process <br /> . apes, prgfelslonal and tasteful signage, <br /> crosswalks,sltt.etyolk bench9a • Tt i parent inclusive clearly understood <br /> process <br /> a Develop a better logo <br /> • Create a unique downtown area both fpr <br /> • enrage of PeduQt Lakes isell the place — caps, tee locals and visitors <br /> hirtsl <br /> • Can we get$n.afswer of at least "what" <br /> • Broad resident tax base will happen on the highway, If not when? <br /> • Net tled to one of,au.stnqs • _Contjnue prig people Nether <br /> • Call center,teth investment • Bulld a plan that majority on support <br /> • t#tlllze exi$tinF 5 rU4tures • ifiadTw,ay ►#,tent for and against <br /> fadons <br /> • the biggest aztt we have is the ,Litt* to mill. <br /> together, which is currently divid ,d fiver the • Lengthy process for getting anything <br /> s highway s;sio aoefovect101 dietelopment.changes <br /> • _ 1N$could, and-b130.{,llt1, exir.nd the.4.9110-11 grieA to • Finding the funding needed to sypport <br /> summer, and encourage various vecql_ors to sell the cgmrnuniry withoul,t.; ing taxes <br /> 14IPage <br />