BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH
A closer look
Looking ahead
One challenge for businesses in The Village comes from lack of convenient access because it is located away from SH 121, Blight said. This can a ect foot tra c businesses see. “[The Village] has got to be a destination,” Blight said. More restaurants or an ice cream shop would help bring in people, he said. “As we get a few more destination tenants here, it’ll make it more attractive for other businesses to want to come,” said Stacey Yearian, vice president at Glacier Commercial Realty. Another challenge is the parking, Letz said. “For [The Village] to feel like that walkable, charming destination we all picture, it has to be easier for customers to park,” she said. Rose created a parking map to help customers nd parking, she said at the Jan. 29 monthly economic development forum. Additionally, once construction is completed this summer on Heroes Park, a $6 million project
The opening of Heroes Park in June will also allow space for more city events, Alphonso said. "[Events bring] more consistent foot tra c, introduces new visitors to The Village, and directly bene ts our restaurants, retailers and local businesses,” he said. The grants and additional parking could boost visitors to The Village. "These incentives [will] get The Village to be a destination and a place that people want to go," Blight said.
Total annual visits to The Village
The Village has seen a steady amount of people since 2021, with total visits reaching up to 700,000.
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adjacent to City Hall dedicated to honoring vet- erans and hosting city events, more parking will become accessible with the addition of a new road from Terra Cotta Way to City Hall, she said.
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