She started the account in September in the middle of the Lot J debate.
“I think it is really important to create a downtown area where everyone can take advantage year-round, Vandervort said. Where we have resources like affordable housing, a clean beautiful area that everyone can take advantage of, more green space where everyone can gather and share their hobbies.”
Vandervort is slowly gaining followers and starting a conversation around the vision for downtown from the point of view of those who live here.
“It’s really important to have a tourist economy, Vandervort said. I totally get that idea, but I think this past year shows us you can’t always rely on a tourist economy.”
06:10 PM EST Share The Vestcor Companies Chairman John Rood said the Curry administration plans to implement the panel’s recommendations within two years.
A working group of Downtown CEOs and business leaders formed by Mayor Lenny Curry met Feb. 23 to draft recommendations to the city to improve the urban core.
The group’s lead member, The Vestcor Companies Chairman John Rood, said the panel will meet at least twice more by the end of March to meet Curry’s charge of recommending Downtown improvements that can be funded and implemented in the next two years.
“I care about it because I think if you don’t have an urban core you’re going to lose our young people,” Rood said in an interview after the meeting.