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to maybe a Starbucks to maybe opment here. I’m excited about
pop stores. What is the health of
some of the more high-end retail it. The impact will be great. The “IF WE CAN HAVE

that market right now and where
establishments. These are things opportunities will be great. It will THE KIND OF
can the city be of assistance to
that people use in their com- create new communities for us THINGS THAT

those businesses?
munity. If we can have the kind of and it gives opportunities to those PEOPLE CAN
They are the economic things that people can walk to or folks who want to come back to WALK TO OR RIDE

driver of the city. I think clearly, ride their bicycle to, it will help our city to have great access to JACKSON
THEIR BICYCLE

as we continue to work with the
to develop the type of healthy art, culture, and some of the great TO, IT WILL HELP
Trenton Downtown Association,
economy that we really need here events happening around our city.
TO DEVELOP THE

I want to build up that economic in the community.
TYPE OF HEALTHY
engine and expand it out to our ECONOMY THAT
In a perfect world, tell me
MJB
business corridors. We’re not large WE REALLY NEED
enough to bring in big-box-type
You mentioned the Block 3
where you envision Trenton four
MJB
HERE.”
of operations. But the mom-and- project. How much of an impact
years from now?
pop stores will continue to drive is that development expected
What I see is a city

employment in our city and will to play in creating an economic
in which crime is no longer the
JACKSON
continue to drive some level of ripple effect that touches not only
prevailing issue of the day. Violent

economic growth here. However, Trenton, but all of its surrounding
crime is way down. Quality of life
we want to make sure we’re le- areas?
is up. Neighborhoods are clean.

veraging every type of business to It’s moving and it’s People are happy. Gateways are
come here. As we’re continuing moving well. It is a piece that will lourishing. Trenton is a business JACKSON

to clean up our community, we have great leveraging and a trick-
hub that people are waiting in line
want to new developers to come le-down efect from that neigh- to come into. I think we can be

in with good mixed-use, com- borhood and across the city. It there if we continue to have strong

mercial, and retail, with some sends a strong message that with working relationships with busi-
upscale brands. We would like
that type of development—$65 nesses and with our county and

to see a combination of the two, million in this city—that we are state representatives. That’s where
from the mom-and-pop bodegas
poised to do good business devel-
I want to be in four years.

business
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