The Downtown Committee is being renamed Town Renewal to encompass more than just downtown. Folks who are working on this committee are:
Kelly Gerber, Nicki Peterson, Cathy McCabe
Recent Projects:
- Fitness Trail
- Capstone design project, improvements to appearance of Main Street, Downtown lighting update to LCD
- Expansion of holiday lighting
- Enhancements to Community Center east entrance
Accomplishments of the Downtown Committee
Demolition of the last remaining major derelict property in downtown Grantsburg on the Wood River has taken place. What will take its place is in question. Exploring possibilities for that large lot has been discussed in a public forum with the Village Board and is an ongoing conversation.
Other Village owned properties throughout Grantsburg are also in discussion as well as re-purposing of old, vacant buildings.
To fire up interest in downtown, a fun project has been initiated involving various groups in the community. Fire hydrant paintings!!
The goal is to enhance community spirit, create buzz and raise some funds. Sponsors “purchase” a hydrant for $50. The target is to paint 28 hydrants in 2015 (8 at school). As of spring 2015 22 hydrants “sold.” Once sufficient hydrants are painted, a map will be created and GRO will sponsor a scavenger hunt to find all the hydrants creating another opportunity to create community spirit, buzz and possibly raise fund.
Committee members: Kelly Gerber, Cris Peterson
If you wish to volunteer or would like more information on the Downtown Committee contact Kelly at contact@grograntsburg.com