Kenosha State of Downtown Report.indd - The Lakota Group

SECTION 5: SETTING A COURSE
Community-initiated development
To facilitate and build momentum for the downtown
revitalization process, some implementation actions may
require citizen or community-led financing and development
efforts if the private sector is reluctant or fails to come forward.
This may be especially important during the early phases of
master plan implementation where new financing tools will
be needed to catalyze investment in businesses, buildings and
adjoining blocks. Such tools could comprise a downtown
venture fund for new small business start-ups or community
stock corporations or cooperatives to pool monies for larger
scale commercial undertakings, including, for example, the
re-opening the Orpheum Theater or the establishment of a
downtown grocery store. Existing organizations and entities
may need to play new roles in facilitating property development
and adaptive use projects, including the purchase of buildings
and sites participating as co-developers with the private sector
and the City in the development process.
The Elks Club
Master Plan implementation activities presented in this chapter
include the following:
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Catalytic Sites or Projects.
Marketing and Branding Activities
Organization Development
Funding
Areas in poor physical condition exist throughout Downtown
A lack of public amenities can inhibit private sector investment
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SETTING A COURSE