The Town Council had a two day retreat this week. Here is what happened on day 1. Both days were recorded and are on town’s YouTube page.
The day opened with a motivational coach; Glenis Redmond – the Poet Laureate of Greenville South Carolina. We started the day with several inspiring poems and stories.
Next we had a couple team building exercises.
Next was a Parks & Rec update, focusing on several greenway projects.
– Beaver Creek Greenway requires several more agreements to be signed (this is the downside of taking so much federal money). Construction should start in March.
– Middle Creek Greenway has started, but the project has encountered more than expected “undercut”. This will require a budget amendment to address.
– Apex West Greenway, which eventually will be the last leg of the Beaver Creek connection to the ATT, has also started.
– Upcoming projects: Reedy Branch (just signed the contract last week), this is the connection from Sweetwater, future Bike Park at Hunter Street, and West Street Park.
– Update about Pleasant Park: we estimate two million visitors since opening; which is almost double what was estimated (!!).
– We got an update of the new Track Out camps funded last year. We now have full time track out camps with 25 spots per week; more than 4 times the capacity of prior years. The programming has also expanded with multiple field trips per week.
After Parks and Rec finished, we got an update from UNC School of Government about a workplace conditions survey. More data to come.
We then had a DEI training session.
We got an update about our language access plan.
Finally, we got an our annual Affordable Housing Report, which is an annual report called for as part of our Affordable Housing Plan. Lots of progress last year, but a long way to go.
VISION OF THE PEAK 