Community Conversations: Economy
On Monday, 9/18, Plan Yarmouth held a Community Conversation on Yarmouth’s economy. If you missed the event, you can check out the slide presentation here and watch the video.
Below, you can participate in an online version of the activities we did in groups at the event. You’ll answer questions and brainstorm ideas about what business types are missing from Yarmouth and where they should be, what municipal actions the town should take to promote economic development, and how Yarmouth should support a creative economy and a working waterfront.
These activities will be available through mid-October.
1. Businesses in Yarmouth
Yarmouth’s local businesses primarily draw customers from Yarmouth, North Yarmouth, and parts of Cumberland. Yarmouth’s economic opportunities are mostly in smaller-scale stores and restaurants that support local residents. Yarmouth has additional potential to draw visitors to its mixed-use, walkable downtown village.
What businesses are missing from Yarmouth? What kinds of businesses do you wish you had in town instead of having to drive to them? Where should these businesses be located - in the village, on route 1, in residential neighborhoods, or elsewhere in Yarmouth?
Your answers will be aggregated in the slide below.
2. Municipal Actions for Economic Development
Imagine you’re in charge of economic development for the town of Yarmouth. What municipal actions would you spend tax dollars on? Click the button below to show how much you support each initiative listed below.
Your answers will be aggregated in the slide below.
3. Creative Economy
Should Yarmouth make arts and culture a larger part of the local economy?
A creative economy is made up of a range of activities, industries, and initiatives, including artists, events, makers, community resources, and cultural engagement. Some of those elements of a creative economy are listed below. Click the link to rank what elements you think Yarmouth should have to grow the town’s creative economy.
Your answers will be aggregated in the slide below.
4. Working Waterfront
Yarmouth has a small working waterfront. Should the working waterfront be a larger part of Yarmouth’s economy?
A working waterfront provides access to coastal waters for commercial and recreational fishing, aquaculture, and other waterfront-dependent businesses. A successful working waterfront depends on a range of activities and infrastructure. Some of those needs are listed below. Click the link to rank what elements you think Yarmouth should have to grow the town’s waterfront economy.
Your answers will be aggregated in the slide below.