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		<title>Downtown Sparta Blueprint 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 16:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In August of 2008, Downtown Sparta won a Blueprints for Michigan&#8217;s Downtowns Cool Cities grant from the State of Michigan.  The nationally renowned firm of HyettPalma visited Downtown Sparta in March of 2009 and worked with the community to prepare a five year plan for our continued economic development.   Downtown Sparta Blueprint 2009 (PDF) The Blueprint Plan includes input and collaboration [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In August of 2008, Downtown Sparta won a Blueprints for Michigan&#8217;s <a href="http://spartachamber.com/coc/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/meeting.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-739" title="meeting" src="http://spartachamber.com/coc/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/meeting-300x226.jpg" alt="meeting" width="300" height="226" /></a>Downtowns Cool Cities grant from the State of Michigan.  The nationally renowned firm of HyettPalma visited Downtown Sparta in March of 2009 and worked with the community to prepare a five year plan for our continued economic development. </p>
<p> <a href="http://spartachamber.com/coc/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sparta-dt-bp-2009.pdf">Downtown Sparta Blueprint 2009</a><span style="color: #993300;"> </span>(PDF)</p>
<p>The Blueprint Plan includes input and collaboration from:</p>
<p>Community Organization Leaders</p>
<p>Downtown Business Owners</p>
<p>Retail Trade Area Surveys</p>
<p>Customer Focus Groups</p>
<p>Employee Focus Groups</p>
<p>Sparta Downtown Development Authority</p>
<p>Sparta Chamber of Commerce</p>
<p>Village Council Members</p>
<p>Sparta Township Representatives</p>
<p>Sparta Residents</p>
<p>Community Meeting Attendees</p>
<p>Market Analysis</p>
<p>Lets work together to implement the 5 year action plan and make Downtown Sparta truly &#8220;What a Neighborhood Should Be&#8221;.</p>
<p>The Downtown Development Authority, Chamber of COmmerce, Village of Sparta is currently in the process of adopting the plan into the Master Plan and as the Guide for Downtown Development.</p>
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