Project Scope
A CPNI Team of volunteers spent two days in Maysville, October 21-22, 2015 to convene with town leaders, tour the town, project assessment and planning, and project delivery.
Team Members
Local Leaders
- James Harper – Town Manager of Maysville
- Dan Ryan – Engaged citizen & volunteer
- Wayne Salem – President of Maysville Development Corporation
- Elwood Moore – Engaged citizen & volunteer
- David Elliot – Pastor of St. Luca Church in Maysville
- Robert Broomer – Engaged citizen & volunteer
- Judy Hills: Executive Director, Council of Governments in New Bern
CPN Institute and Collaborating Partners
- Jim Schenck – CPNI Institute Chairman, Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC
- Doug Burns – KSQ Architects
- Jeanine Bachtel – University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Janet Brooks – Clark Nexsen
- Chris Busch – Geo-Hydro Engineers
- Pat Fogleman – CPN Staff
- John MacKay – MBP Carolinas, Inc.
- Thomas Frere – Studen Liaison, UNC Chapel Hill
- Mark Little, NCGrowth
Recommendation
- Improving the Look of Main Street Storefronts:
- Main street programs
- Leasing programs
- Display community projects and announcements
- Formation of Merchant’s Association
- Create an initiative to create historic conservation district in the commercial and residential blocks around the business district
- Developers of Lakes on the White Oak:
- Talk to developers about a concession agreement to allow community members to access the water
- Private rental businesses – kayak & canoe
- Consider mixed-use zone, higher density to make a project economically feasible on the property
- Dollar Store:
- Add a pharamacy, a P.A., and LLC in the building
- Train Station & Commercial Park:
- Should serve as a welcome/commercial hub
- Seek sources from Developer Associations about ideas for the property
- Waste Treatment Plan
- Get a lifecycle cost analysis done
- Make sure lines going into the waste water treatment plant are large enough to support future development
- EPA’s Harship Grants Program is a potential source of funding for these types products.
- Look at the macro and micro levels where the town needs to be and wants to be
- A conditional zoning district has the potential to solve lot of problems in Maysville
- Be careful about holding up growth and development based on what might happen with the DOT and Highway 17.
Final Report
Click here to download the workshop summary