Beginning with community strength let me share with you what Borough Council is doing. As a result, we have a relatively small business base within the borough. For this reason, our businesses are a true reflection of who we are as a community. Their vitality is very important to us. Our businesses are healthy but, several are in transition.
Transitions tend to make people uneasy.
From public comments, we know that you share our concerns about what happens to currently vacant buildings. Although local government can do little to directly help private enterprise, we are watching what is happening to them. With the help of our Planning Commission, we have defined 10 transitional commercial areas within the borough. Last year, Council authorized a Comprehensive Plan to be developed for the borough. Among other concerns, the consultant was asked to focus on these 10 locations and come up with a course of action the Borough could undertake to help them indirectly as well as some helpful suggestions we could offer for their consideration.