Panelists to discuss downtown Greenfield’s evolution Thursday – The Recorder

Published: 2/24/2020 4:45:25 PM

GREENFIELD The Sustainable Greenfield Implementation Committee will celebrate the past five years of accomplishments from the master plan and look ahead to the next five years during a panel discussion at Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center on Thursday.

Mayor Roxann Wedegartner will provide an introduction at 5:30 p.m., followed by a panel of local players active in the evolution of downtown Greenfield through 7 p.m. According to an event press release, the event, called A Deliberate Downtown: Growing by Design, will focus especially on parts of the master plan that impact downtown.

Through the event, the Sustainable Greenfield Implementation Committee hopes to reinvigorate the communitys awareness of the master plan by introducing a downtown-focused subset of the master plan that can be used by groups, offices, organizations and individuals working around the trajectory of Greenfields downtown, according to the release. This downtown framework can both inform current efforts and act as an impetus for future planning.

The panel will also provide residents with an opportunity to hear from those working on the revitalization of Greenfields downtown, and share ideas for the next five years.

Panelists include:

Bill Baker, president of the Greenfield Business Association and owner of Baker Office Supply;

Michelle Barthelemy, chair of the Business and Information Technology Department at Greenfield Community College;

Rachael Katz, owner of the Greenfield Gallery and co-founder of the Progress Partnership;

Jeff Sauser, co-founder of Greenspace CoWork;

and Otis Wheeler, co-founder of the Greenfield Downtown Neighborhood Association and vice president of the City Council.

An RSVP for the event is not required, but is appreciated by the group: bit.ly/3c16xES.

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