Parksville city council has approved an advance of $50,000 from the levy funding for the Parksville Downtown Business Association.
The association’s executive director Teresa Cooper and treasurer Michelle Jones highlighted the growth the association has seen and its plans for the future at Monday’s council meeting. They say this advance will be needed so they can start working on projects for 2024.
Cooper says they are working on engaging with the community to hear from residents to help inform a five-year strategic plan for the downtown.
The association as well has applied for a $100,000 grant from the province of BC to do a full community engagement on rural economic diversity and infrastructure programs.
