Sundance Revitalization Roadmap

The rescheduled public input sessions for the Sundance Revitalization Roadmap program are coming up next week and the community is encouraged to take part. Sundance is one of five communities in Wyoming to be chosen for a Wyoming Business Council grant to take part in this program.

The grant pays for the services of Ben Levenger with Downtown Redevelopment, with the overall idea to create a roadmap for the community so that, as Sundance develops, everyone involved knows where they are headed.

The Revitalization Roadmap involves four steps, the first of which is “destination discovery,” in which local stakeholders are brought together to develop a collective vision for their downtown. This is followed by an assessment of the current situation of downtown, such as public spaces, building conditions, business health and community character.

Next up is public input, which will be achieved through methods including surveys, open house meetings and stakeholder meetings. Finally, the map will be created, including strategic recommendations for initiatives, tasks and policy suggestions.

A site visit was initially expected to take place in October, but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Instead, it will take place next week and will include tours of the downtown area, meetings and many opportunities for the community to have its say.

Opportunities to contribute include stakeholder discussions in small groups from 10 a.m. to noon on November 17, followed by one-on-one meetings with business and community members from 1 to 3 p.m. and a public input meeting in the Sundance State Bank meeting room from 6 to 8 p.m.

The next day, November 18, one-on-one stakeholder meetings can be scheduled between 8 and 11 a.m. at your business location. Email Levenger at [email protected] to set a time.