• Jude Starrett – government/legal
• Mike Burriss – construction & demolition
• Eric Wisco – tax/non-profit solutions
• Hugh Sutphin – architect
• Carl Seager – waterproofing/brick restoration
• John Willards – roofing
• Jim Schenck – CPN Past President
• Peter Marsh – CPN President
• Peyton Fairbank – CPNI Chairman
• Tori Small – civil engineer (not present on site visit)

Initial Investigation and Assessment:

• Develop a community inventory and database of legacy buildings, properties and utilities. This typically involves initial meetings with city/county management and planning officials, collection of existing property data, and on-site visits.
• Assist the community to secure funding for planning activities, and assess the community inventory, including site analysis, building condition analysis, and environmental analysis.

Prioritization and Redevelopment Strategy:

• Develop a “long-list” of redevelopment strategies including community visioning, community leadership engagement, workshops, identification of partnerships and financing strategies.
• Use the Re:NC model to integrate community context into redevelopment plans by evaluating economic, social and environmental dimensions.
• Prioritize strategies and develop a master plan of recommended uses.

Pre-Development Facilitation:

• Develop a platform to support redevelopment through identified target uses, including pre-development site/building preparation, market studies, and marketing media.
• Investigate tax credits, grants, incentives and financing options.
• Facilitate partnerships with institutions, nonprofits, foundations, private developers and local governments.
• Assist with environmental work and Brownfield agreements in conjunction with COG’s.
• Provide a network of resources including the UNC system, revitalization experts and partnering non-profit organizations.

• Freeman Hotel
• 102-104 South King Street
• 123 South King Street

Additional recommendations that were discussed at the workshop include, in no particular order:

Establish multiple pedestrian access to the Cashie River

• Simple access where vegetation is cut back and maintained
• Point access for private kayaks and canoes with signage

Improve visual access to river

• Establish several key visual vistas of the river
• Needs to be visible by pedestrians and from vehicles

Create a less “caged” appearance environment for the zoo

• Replace chain link fence and barbed wire with painted wood or decorative metal fencing
• Screen animals with indigenous plantings
• Better incorporate the river walk area with zoo for a more natural animal environment

Create opportunities/incentives for downtown development for housing, restaurants, retail, services and hotel.

• Consider a “restaurant row” low-interest loan program
• Create tax incentives supporting renovation and appearance standards
• Develop educational program on Historic Tax Credit renovations

Organize a storefront initiative that will keep downtown building facades pleasant looking and appealing to shoppers and future developers

• Develop historical preservation/zoning committee that oversees renovations and building façade changes in the historical downtown district and around river walk access
• Town to lease storefronts of vacant buildings to ensure pleasant appearance Town should uphold minimum appearance standards

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