Everyone Has A Vision
Sun, Nov 30 2008 07:52
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Though Buellton has been a city for 16 years, we — as a community — have yet to articulate a vision that helps our city officials set civic priorities and guide us into the future. Each of the City Council candidates, who ran in fall election, stated their interest in redeveloping the Avenue of Flags as their highest priority. They also mentioned the desire to involve the community in determining a theme that would reflect what Buellton is becoming.
More than 69% of our neighbors recently approved Measure E, which gives Buellton residents the right to vote on whether or not the city provides services outside the city limits/UGB. The message is that our community cares about how and when it expands.
What does your vision of Buellton look like?
What do you like best about Buellton?
What would you like to see changed?
- Would a downtown district along the Avenue of Flags be an asset to the community? If so, what would you like to see located there?
- Unlike our neighboring Valley communities, Buellton has no defining architectural style. Should we adopt one?
- Many of our elected officials refer to Buellton as "the Gateway to the SYV." As the "Gateway," what amenities should we offer our citizens and visitors to our community?
- What types of business enterprise should we attract to and encourage in our community?
Here is my vision:
I believe having a downtown district is really important for a community — it becomes its heart. On the Avenue of Flags I'd love to see:
- the Library
- the Post Office
- the Visitors Center
- a coffee house that has comfortable chairs where friends and neighbors can meet
- a bistro-style restaurant that serves locally grown and inventively prepared food
- a quiet place that specializes in SYV produced wines to share a drink with friends at the end of the day, and perhaps offers live jazz, blues or acoustic music on the weekends
- one or more shops that features "Buellton-Made" and "SYV-Made products."
What's yours?
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