The Future of Main Street is Wide Open
Liberty and Main Committee Continues Progress Toward Revitalizing Key Downtown Location
Chamber Corner: Change is inevitable
How do you feel about change? It’s often said the only constant in life is change, but many people struggle with that concept. I think a lot of people, myself included, mainly focus about the loss that is about to occur instead of focusing on what the future can hold. I think of this as the process begins to bring down the Fritz building. The comment I hear a lot is that it is sad the building has to come down, but they realize for many reasons it has to happen. There is no d
What Would You Do With An Empty Lot?
Local Improvements Committee distributes Liberty and Main public opinion poll
Chamber Corner: Working on Walnut May Update
The Working on Walnut Coordinating Council met recently. Here’s an update from WOW. The Retail and Dining Committee met twice in April to prepare for the Taste of Walnut, which was held on Saturday, May 5th. It was a successful event with a lot of positive comments from the community. We had close to 100 people go through the door and I can guarantee none of them went home hungry. Lots of great food from our participating restaurants/vendors. Thank you to all who came and sup
From a Pile of Bricks to a Foundation for the Future: Moving Main Street Forward
The Village of Walnut Local Improvement Committee will host a public meeting at 7 p.m. on June 11th in the Walnut Community Building.
Moving Main Street Forward
Committee seeks community input for revitalization of key Walnut Main Street location
Committee recommends Walnut Main Street Building be demolished
Safety and fiscal responsibility lead to recommendation, spark next steps for gathering public input
Committee recommends Walnut Main Street Building Be Demolished
After several weeks of in-depth research and discussion a community committee has recommended demolition of a historic Main St. building.
Chamber Corner: Spring Cleaning, Garage Sales and Taste of Walnut
This past week, a group of us gave the Chamber office a “spring cleaning.” It was interesting going through old agendas, treasurer’s reports, minutes, seeing old pictures and newspaper articles. We also found some old strategic plans for Walnut from the 70’s and 80’s. It was interesting to see a lot of goals back then are similar to some goals we have now. Also, some of the challenges that the town faced back then are similar to what we see now. It made me realize how many pe
