Turn Your Town Around: How to Make It a Great Destination Community - Softcover

Williams, Gee

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798985148961

Publisher: Secant Publishing LLC, 2022

Synopsis

In TURN YOUR TOWN AROUND, the former mayor of the popular and award-winning town of Berlin, Maryland explains how to chart a course of rediscovery and renewal for your town.

You will learn how your town can flourish and find new ways to build and share both a stronger economic and social foundation. You will discover your community's potential for cultural and artistic appeal and learn how to make visitors feel welcomed as guests, rather than looked upon as strangers

This book also discusses the issue of proximity - how you can capitalize on your town's nearness in space or relationship to more populated areas. Your efforts can attract appreciative guests and be an ongoing source of enjoyment and pride for your fellow citizens.

Always with an eye towards improving, your town can achieve a stronger local economy and richer experience by transforming into a successful destination community.

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About the Author

Gee Williams is available for professional speaking services and workshops that help towns, regardless of size, to overcome stagnation and chart a proven course towards becoming thriving destination communities. Contact him at turnyourtownaround.net.A Berlin native and resident, Williams comes from a family that has been active in local civic and political life since the 1940s. After graduating from the University of Maryland - College Park, he served as a newspaper editor and publisher for thirty years, managing weekly publications along the East Coast from Delaware to South Carolina. Beginning in 2000, Gee worked in public relations, marketing and nature tourism for the Maryland Department of Resources and the Maryland State Highway Administration. He also served as marketing and development director for the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore until his retirement in 2018. He served as Mayor of Berlin from 2008 - 2020.

Edition details

• Publisher: Secant Publishing LLC
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798985148961
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 218