Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 3, Issue 3

181 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3 TAYLOR , TEXAS easy to access and walkable from surrounding neighborhoods. Some of the downtown structures date back more than a century and are being carefully restored to their former glory and adapted for new use. “Taylor itself is a well-preserved, historic small town that people gravitate towards because it really has that hometown feel,” Yantis says. “I think once people discover Taylor, they fall in love with it and want to be here.” As the city continues to grow, preserving that historic small town charm has been top of mind for most residents. To help ease their concerns, the city is recently completed a comprehensive planning process called Envision Taylor, that relied on community input on the future of the community. “It’s not a small feat to try to maintain your community’s identity as you grow very rapidly,” Yantis admits. “What we have seen, unfortunately, with a lot of our neighbors and surrounding towns that have grown really quickly is that they