May - September 2001

An implementation committee began meeting in May 2001. This group translated the vision statement into an organizational structure - The Diamond City Partnership - which was formally incorporated on September 12, 2001.

Final meeting - March 26, 2001 - A celebration!

Executive Summary (pdf file)

Final Vision Statement

The fourth and final meeting was held at the F. M. Kirby Center on Public Square from 6 to 8 p.m. It was a wrap-up of the Downtown Visioning process and a celebration of the accomplishment of the citizens who participated in it.

Workshop #3 - March 14, 2001

Draft Vision Statement & Vehicles for Change

The third workshop of the visioning downtown Wilkes-Barre process was held at the F. M. Kirby Center on Public Square from 6 to 8 p.m. About 200 citizens received a presentation of the SWOT analysis from Workshop #2 and then selected one of six groups to draft a vision statement for downtown renewal.

Summary of SWOT Analysis

Tabular Results of SWOT Analysis

Workshop #2 - February 15, 2001

Visioning Workbook: Workshop #2

Boundary Delineation Map 1

Final Boundary Delineation Map

Photo Gallery

The second workshop of the visioning downtown Wilkes-Barre process was held at the Genetti Hotel & Conference Center on East Market Street. Bill Fontana reported on the results of the first workshop and led the group in the next phase of the visioning process.

Results of Workshop #1: Downtown Wilkes-Barre in 2001, Downtown Wilkes-Barre in 2010, Top Ten Downtown Issues

Workshop #1 - January 31, 2001

Agenda

Visioning Workbook: Workshop #1

Map for defining downtown

Over 300 citizens representing a wide cross-section of the population met at the Ramada Plaza Hotel on Public Square to begin the process of visioning downtown Wilkes-Barre.

The workshop was facilitated by Bill Fontana, Executive Director, of the Pennsylvania Downtown Center of Harrisburg, PA.

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