Amador County – The Jackson Revitalization Committee saw survey results of the business community on Thursday, with the number 1 priority being the “attraction of new business.” The Jackson Business Association Steering Committee conducted the survey, and received 98 completed responses. One question asked people to rate issues according to their importance to their “business environment.” The top ranked issue was attracting new businesses to Jackson, including “restaurant and service business to draw people to our city.” A majority (78 of respondents) were in favor of a Jackson Business Association having a “voluntary membership with yearly dues.” 56 people were not in favor of a city-wide business improvement district with an “officially mandated yearly fee,” while 31 people said they were in favor of the idea. There were 40 people who said the member fees should be $75 annually, while 29 people supported a fee of $125. The report form said “15 surveys wrote in about making Main Street a one-way road with diagonal parking and suggesting that it at least be tried.” 5 surveys said they would like a “more prominent presence” by the Jackson Police Department on Main, to “discourage bad behavior and make shoppers and tourists more comfortable.” The top 5 priorities among survey respondents were listed in the report, led by the idea of attracting new business, favored by 51 percent of respondents. Second top priority (36%) was beautification, including “painting, landscaping, lighting and signage.” Third priority (25%) was events, such as car shows, Heritage Days, and Christmas Delights. Fourth priority (21%) was “promotion out of our area,” using “newspaper, radio, television, flyers, handouts and tourist information.” Fifth priority (with 19% of respondents preferring it) was historic preservation, including Jackson history, the Kennedy and Argonaut mines and the Amador County Museum. City Manager Mike Daly also circulated an overview of the “Jackson Façade Improvement Program,” which “offers up to $1,500 in matching city funds” and possible “design assistance to businesses in the historic downtown Jackson area in order to improve the appearance of individual building facades.” The program would “improve signs and awnings, as well as the overall look of the district.” Daly said any “building owner or store proprietor/tenant with lease authority or authorization from the owner can apply for funding.” Design guidelines in part “protect the historic integrity of the building and improve the overall appearance of the downtown area.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Friday, 18 June 2010 06:23
Jackson Revitalization Committee Looks at Biz Assoc. Survey Results
Amador County – The Jackson Revitalization Committee saw survey results of the business community on Thursday, with the number 1 priority being the “attraction of new business.” The Jackson Business Association Steering Committee conducted the survey, and received 98 completed responses. One question asked people to rate issues according to their importance to their “business environment.” The top ranked issue was attracting new businesses to Jackson, including “restaurant and service business to draw people to our city.” A majority (78 of respondents) were in favor of a Jackson Business Association having a “voluntary membership with yearly dues.” 56 people were not in favor of a city-wide business improvement district with an “officially mandated yearly fee,” while 31 people said they were in favor of the idea. There were 40 people who said the member fees should be $75 annually, while 29 people supported a fee of $125. The report form said “15 surveys wrote in about making Main Street a one-way road with diagonal parking and suggesting that it at least be tried.” 5 surveys said they would like a “more prominent presence” by the Jackson Police Department on Main, to “discourage bad behavior and make shoppers and tourists more comfortable.” The top 5 priorities among survey respondents were listed in the report, led by the idea of attracting new business, favored by 51 percent of respondents. Second top priority (36%) was beautification, including “painting, landscaping, lighting and signage.” Third priority (25%) was events, such as car shows, Heritage Days, and Christmas Delights. Fourth priority (21%) was “promotion out of our area,” using “newspaper, radio, television, flyers, handouts and tourist information.” Fifth priority (with 19% of respondents preferring it) was historic preservation, including Jackson history, the Kennedy and Argonaut mines and the Amador County Museum. City Manager Mike Daly also circulated an overview of the “Jackson Façade Improvement Program,” which “offers up to $1,500 in matching city funds” and possible “design assistance to businesses in the historic downtown Jackson area in order to improve the appearance of individual building facades.” The program would “improve signs and awnings, as well as the overall look of the district.” Daly said any “building owner or store proprietor/tenant with lease authority or authorization from the owner can apply for funding.” Design guidelines in part “protect the historic integrity of the building and improve the overall appearance of the downtown area.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Latest from
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