Public session Feb. 8 to address ‘local challenges’

The City of Fulton, is seeking public input as a part of a new planning process in partnership with Atlas Community Studios, with the public invited to attend an open meeting Tues., Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. at the Pontotoc Community Center.

This project aims to address local challenges around three key areas, identify strategic opportunities, and develop goals, strategies, and action steps in a custom placemaking playbook.
The playbook will focus on three key areas: Economic Development, Housing and Marketing .

“Placemaking can empower communities to create a sense of belonging and lead to community pride. Placemaking is another way to build environments that benefit health and well-being.” said Mike Gunn, Fulton City Manager

To begin, the Atlas team will lead an in person public visioning session for community members to give feedback and ideas about the future of Fulton.

All who live, work or attend school in the community are invited to join the conversation, at the Pontotoc Center, at 100 West State Line in Fulton.
“In addition to the work of planners, designers and architects, placemaking works best as a collaborative process involving the community. Community input is perhaps the best way to plan a place. When a place represents shared community vision it has value to those people empowering them to support, maintain, promote and protect that place.” said Mark Welch, Steering Committee Member.

The placemaking process is broken down into three phases: Community Visioning; Capacity Assessment and the Playbook with public input and guidance from a local steering committee of volunteers representing each essential component of the process.