Infrastructure new push for downtown revitalization

Georgetown is currently seeking input from locals on how to make the town more accessible to people that are either on bike or on their feet.

And residents agree that the town needs to take a hard look at the infrastructure downtown, as part of the town's revitalization efforts.

"This is just a piece of the puzzle.  This isn't going to be a magic cure for everything.  But it's fundamental, you got to have good sidewalks if you're going to have a good town," said Georgetown resident Judson Malone.

The workshop Thursday night is the first step in the process of improving the infrastructure in the town.

"We also want to be able to connect different modes of transportation.  Walking, biking and our transit," says Laura Gibens, with the town's finance department.

This process all started after a resident complained about sidewalks that needed repair.  And in stepped an architecture firm, Simone-Collins Landscape Architecture, to formulate a plan to connect the town through new bike routes, sidewalks, and make more areas handicap accessible.

"We have a lot of young families, we have playgrounds throughout the town.  And it would be lovely to be able to see them be able to walk there safely," said Gibens.

Looking down the road, residents and officials see more locals and tourists walking the streets, contributing to a more vibrant business culture.

"Hopefully there'll be more healthy businesses than there are today, because as people enjoy the town more hopefully the population will increase a little bit, there'll be more businesses, more restaurants, so it's an incremental change that can help change positively the economy of the town," said Peter Simone with the architecture firm.

The next step in the process following tonight will come in June when the architecture firm will come back with preliminary ideas for review.   A final plan will be introduced in September.