Downtown Revitalization, Essex Jct., VT
Vacant storefronts, broken windows and increasing drug activity in the historic downtown spurred local residents to take action. Sue worked with residents and village officials to host a large public forum to build momentum and activate the community. The forum sparked several citizen-led groups to take action and within a remarkably short period of time, downtown has been transformed with a thriving farmers market, an event series, flowers, and occupied storefronts.
“Sue rocks! She can get the right mix of people together to do just about anything.”
“You have done truly remarkable work on behalf of our community…It takes a very special person with a very special skill set to coordinate this effort the way you have, and there are many of us who are very grateful.”