Our Downtown Needs a Facelift

As the town grows away from the downtown core, it seems as though the downtown has been forgotten or left to grow old and wither away. While our new subdivisions have beautiful homes and continue to grow, our downtown continues to lose its appeal. I’m sure that town council can see that the buildings downtown need a facelift and yes, there are a couple of businesses that have already taken it upon themselves to beautify their storefront, however, they are far from the majority. It is time to get the building owners on board and bring those beautiful old buildings back to their glory...put up mouldings around the storefronts, decide on an overall look for the town and it’s businesses, clean up the sidewalks. Make the downtown inviting for people to walk through. Let’s have a look at other towns in the area that have had beautification projects. Bring back the old small town feeling and get rid of the old rundown feeling.