Business View Civil & Municipal Apr-2023

143 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 opportunities, she acknowledges, “We do have lots that have opened up in our land bank for new builds, those would be in the moderate-income housing range, which would be great single-family homes. In our downtown, housing is constant. We are currently looking at a development group that will bring 37 units to our downtown, renovating buildings that were at risk for dilapidation. That’s a really exciting development we’re looking forward to, for those that want the downtown lifestyle.” Pittsburg also recently created a Community PI T TSBURG , KANSAS Development Corporation called “Point Forward” devoted to advancing projects to help grow the community With so much happening throughout the city, Pittsburg is poised for continued growth and success. As for what the future holds, Benson summarizes, “As much success as we’ve had over the last 10 years, it’s all been leading up to the growth that we’ll see over the next few years.”