“The public investment in the Bush Convention Center and Centennial Park formed that anchor,” Blong said.“We want to be the facilitating member— facilitating the permitting and construction process. We’ve taken what used to be a multi-week permitting process down to seven days or less for commercial properties.” which is drawing people from the community and beyond. The interaction in our downtown park area has really exploded in the last couple of years.” The city’s role is to invest strategically, then open doors for private development. 133 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 09 MIDLAND, TX
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