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Downtown Development Conference

A major conference featuring speakers from across New York State focusing on planning long term growth through quality development at the local level. Open to the community and free of charge. 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pomeroy Place, Pomeroy Street Cortland. Reservations are required to facilitate planning, so please call the BDC at 756-5005 to reserve your spot. Sponsored by the Cortland County Business Development Corporation.

Schedule:

8:00-8:30	Registration and continental breakfast
8:30-9:00	Welcome by Cortland Mayor Mary Leonard Keynote Address by David Church, Director, New York Planning Federation
9:00-10:00	Panel: Case examples of success stories led by: Irwin Davis, Executive Vice President, Metropolitan Development Association and New York state Urban Council Bernie Thoma, President, Thoma Development, Downtown Strategic Plans for Cortland County Alan J. Sorensen, AICP, Commissioner of Planning and Community Development and Director, Main Street Development Center, Sullivan County, NY
10:15-10:30	The Building Blocks for Success, Linda Hartsock, Executive Director, Cortland County BDC/IDA
10:30-Noon	Creating the Plan: A Strategy Session
Noon	Luncheon and Keynote address by: Barbara Murphy, New York State Assistant Secretary of State
1:00-1:30	Next Steps: David Church and Linda Dickerson Hartsock