The public is invited to an informational session Tuesday on the “Moving Mooresville Forward 2017” initiative, sponsored by the Town of Mooresville, the Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber of Commerce and the Mooresville-South Iredell Economic Development Corporation.
The session is from 9-11 a.m. at the Charles Mack Citizen Center.
The initiative began last summer as community business and non-profit leaders joined area residents to begin crafting a vision of Mooresville’s business and quality-of-life landscape for the next five years.
The plan is also an extension of the 2006 Mooresville-South Iredell Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.
Monday night, town commissioners will get a first glimpse of the renewed Moving Mooresville Forward 2017 initiative, when Mayor Miles Atkins, Chamber President Kirk Ballard and Economic Development Director Robert Carney make a presentation during their 6 p.m. board meeting at Town Hall. The three leaders will announce the creation of an independent leadership team designed to provide oversight for the program.
The leadership team will be headed by Jeff Steiner, owner of the Five Guys Burgers and Fries franchise in Mooresville. Steiner is a former executive in the motorsports, technology and land-use planning fields.
“Because the plan crosses several government and community organizations we felt we needed an independent team to hold us all accountable for its implementation and reports the progress to the citizens of Mooresville,” Atkins said.
Moving Mooresville Forward 2012 consists of five key initiatives, described by Atkins as:
* Economic Development – growing the local economy and tax base by focusing on new business recruitment and existing business retention and expansion;
* Small Business Enterprise – creating an environment that embraces entrepreneurship and provides appropriate resources to enhance the chances for success of new businesses within the community;
* Workforce Development – creation of educational curriculums that support the needs of new and existing employers as our business community expands;
* Transportation Planning – advanced planning of infrastructure to support strategic growth; and
* Quality of Life & Business Climate – active engagement of citizens in maintaining and enhancing the quality of life throughout the growth of our town including parks, neighborhoods, visual appeal of the town, and connection between the lake side and the town side of the community.
By: MOORESVILLE TRIBUNE STAFF
(Mooresville Tribune)
Published: June 14, 2012
Updated: June 18, 2012 – 10:34 AM
