ECONOMIC SUMMIT FOLLOW-UP MEETING SUMMARY JULY 14, 2003

Next Meeting: July 28, 7-9 p.m. Nederland Community Center Next Meeting Agenda 1.  Attendees will complete the draft survey during the meeting and give input about it. 2.  Determine the desired outcomes, agenda, content and date for a future meeting on how to set-up a Business Improvement District (BID). 3.  Address the question of whether Nederland should get someone to run in the upcoming Boulder Valley School Board election. 4.  Sub-group to continue to work on community identity on Monday, July 21, 11 a.m. community center (Serene, Gigi, Doug, Chad, Garry and anyone else) There were approximately 20 people in attendance with most of the group interested in vision 2. The entire group brainstormed ideas about community identity, which they decided to put on hold until accurate data can be obtained and analyzed. The group then brainstormed additions and revisions to the survey Kevin Probst developed. Survey Information We Want to Know Should Nederland expand so more people can work here? Personal information (sex, age, marital status, children) Where do you work? Kind of work (occupation) Where do you shop for: groceries, hardware, childcare, medical, altern. medicine... Why don’t you buy locally? Price, convenience, quality? What do you shop for that you can’t get in town? What do you do with your kids? Where? How many of your children attend other schools or homeschool? Why? List of services (chamber brochure), check which ones they knew about. What would entice you to shop locally? How often do you go out for dinner? Where? If you were to list your property for sale would you list with a real estate agent that is local or look for best deal? What do you do on weekends? What will make you continue to live in Nederland? Why choose to live in Gilpin vs. Nederland area. How important is it to you that schools remain in Nederland? If you live in Gilpin do you consider Nederland your town? Vote on top community identity themes. Should the town boundaries be expanded? Have you considered starting a business in Nederland? If yes and haven’t why not? Do you want Nederland to change, increase economic development? Do you not want franchises in town? Do you want better places to go? Do you want bigger companies to move in? Do you want to change downtown and develop it more? Community Identity Brainstorm The group broke the activity into subsections with the idea of generating ideas about what we want to be known for given the different audiences. Local -full-service town, self-contained at reasonable comparable price, we don’t have it you don’t need it, meet your neighbors, culture, shops, something to do with my in-laws, quality and service. Front Range (within a day’s drive) A pleasant stop, single point for the full experience (recreation and dining…), destination, close-by, shopping opportunities, outdoor adventure center which is very obvious, increase awareness of all the outdoor activities, easy parking and access, avoid I-70, scenic stop enroute to Estes, fun things to do like festivals and events, easy-just show-up-bring nothing do everything, escape the heat, music scene CU and similar Age Group Training for recreation, sports, outdoors, RTD, art, music, after ski, alternative medicine, come up and chill out Tourists (have to travel more than one day to get here) Things to do for more than one day, close to Rocky Mountain National Park, Indian Peaks, the Divide and Central City and Black Hawk, closest to the divide, less crowds, come stay and play, base camp to the Rockies, all types of activities, friendly and welcoming, hub to Estes Park, Boulder and Central city/Black Hawk, activities for kids while parents gamble Holland Nederland exists in Colorado, tie into their country via the history of the name, renewable energy connection, upper Nederland-highest lowland. Common Themes • Gateway/hub/base camp concept • Outdoor recreation • Dining and Entertainment (music and theater) • Events and festivals • Friendly community

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