The Local Planning Committee (LPC) is central to the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The work of the LPC includes the following:
- Acting in the public interest
- Acting as ambassadors of the community
- Helping to craft the engagement process
- Setting a vision, goals, and revitalization strategies for the Strategic Investment Plan
- Establishing the criteria to be used to evaluate projects
- Identifying additional project information required and setting direction for project development
- Providing feedback on planning efforts (e.g., project profiles, the Downtown Profile & Assessment)
- Reviewing, discussing, and evaluating projects
- Voting on a final slate of projects to recommend for funding
LPC Meetings
LPC Meeting #1 – May 8, 2024
LPC Meeting #2 – June 12, 2024
LPC Members
Members of the Waterloo DRI Local Planning Committee are:
- Walter Bennett (LPC Co-Chair), Mayor of Waterloo
- Julia Hoyle (LPC Co-Chair), Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council Member
- Lee Boise, Waterloo Rotary Club
- Melissa Button, Coldwell Banker Realty
- Katherine Chase, Waterloo Library & Historical Society
- Sarah Davis, Seneca County Industrial Development Agency
- Wendy DiSanto, Waterloo School Board
- Salvatore Franzone, Ciccinos
- Jillian Henry, Seneca County Planning & Community Development
- Alexis Hobart, Community Bank, N.A.
- Thomas Murray, Muranda Cheese Company
- Dale Pemberton, Finger Lakes Art Council
- Jeffery Shipley, Seneca County Chamber of Commerce
- Howard Strader, Resident