Camp Shepard Initative Updated: May 26, 2023 Background I attended a meeting for the Camp Shepard Subcommittee on March 28, 2023. As I listened to the discussion to the meeting, several thoughts, questions, and ideas became very apparent. To begin, I attended a Town Council meeting on August 9, 2022. I requested to speak about…
Category: Strategic Planning
A Vision and Plan for Shepard Park
A goal without a plan is a dream. — Mark Cuban A goal without a timeline is just a dream. — Robert Herjavec The Initiative Begins The Camp Shepard initiative has received a great deal of attention and public discussion before and after its purchase by the Town. There are so many positive benefits for…
Route 44 & the EGO, Mineral Spring or Route 2? Part II
The Fallout A continuation of Part I from this post. You can view Part 1 by clicking here. What Now? “Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” Winston Churchill, House of Commons, 1948 (paraphrased) In a recent article in the Observer, So what could happen? Well, look at the EGO…
Route 44 & the EGO, Mineral Spring or Route 2? Part I
Or Does History Repeat Itself? History Introduction With all that is quietly occuring in Smithfield (multi-family residential development, single-family housing starts, commercial development, “economic development activities), the recent article in the Observer was cause to think. Looking at the history of Route 44 since the early 1990, it is fascinating to read the litany of…
A Current Headline or One for the Future of Smithfield?
Or Does History Repeat Itself? History Introduction With all that is quietly occuring in Smithfield (multi-family residential development, single-family housing starts, commercial development, “economic development activities), the recent article in the Observer caused me to think. Looking at the history of Route 44 since the early 1990, it is fascinating to read the litany of…
