(UPDATE Mar 1st)
The City has built a dedicated webpage for coordinating the planning efforts behind the Creative District. Please follow the link and bookmark the page: https://www.soaplakewa.gov/creative-district-planning
Don’t miss the meeting planned for Thursday, March 9th!
(UPDATE Feb 7th)
See the attached report presentation from the surveys taken about the Creative District. The positive feedback is encouraging and will guide the City, Friends of the Lower Grand Coulee, and other partners forward in the application process. Download the survey results below. Thanks to all who participated.
(UPDATE Jan 20th)
Friendly Reminder
Surveys about the Creative District are due Jan 27th. See the links below. Thanks to all who have participated already!
Photo Credit: Nels Borg
(UPDATED JAN 10th)
Creative District Introductory Meeting Update
The Creative District introductory meeting held on Thursday January 5th was well attended with 40 people present. Mayor Pro-tem Leslie Taylor, ED Committee Chair Alex Kovach, and ED Committee Member Kayleen Bryson made introductions and presided over the meeting. An overview of the Washington State's Creative District Program was presented and special guest Dollie Boyd, Moses Lake Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Services Director, shared the City of Moses Lake recent experience with establishing a Creative District in their downtown business corridor. Shawn Cardwell, Executive Director of Columbia Basin Allied Arts and co-chair of the ML Creative District was also present and answering questions about the Moses Lake experience.
The Economic Development (ED) Committee is collecting public comment via a survey which is available at the SL Public Library, as well as various downtown businesses. A copy may also be downloaded and printed at home by clicking HERE. The ED Committee asks that all surveys be returned to the City by January 27th. Surveys may be returned at the drive-up, utility payment, drop box in front of City Hall. Survey results will be compiled and presented at the Council Meeting immediately following January 27th, and a vote taken to determine if the City will move forward with pursuing establishment of a Creative District in the City of Soap Lake.
Special thanks to all of those who presided over the meeting and to those who attended and joined in the discussion. For more information and a copy of the survey, please see below:
(ORIGINAL POST on Dec 23rd)
