seeking to attract more businesses while supporting local entrepreneurs. “We’re encouraging businesses to come in and add to the ability for folks who live here to purchase goods and have other types of services,” Andrus details. Acknowledging the town’s size presents challenges for attracting large retailers, he says the focus is on building a vibrant local economy through sustainable business growth and public-private partnerships. As for future plans, Dr. Sasser says the focus is on advancing workforce housing projects. “We are trying to position ourselves to be ready to support the different developers, to try and get some of these housing projects moving forward, to support the community in our development of workforce housing,” Sasser relays.“We’re really putting a lot of energy behind trying to get all of these projects up and moving.” As the town continues to grow, the county is actively 8 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 10
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