Town Of Arlington: State Of The Town Event

Press release from Town of Arlington:

09/16/2021

The Arlington community is invited to attend the annual State of the Town event, hosted by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. The event will include a panel discussion with Select Board Chairperson, Stephen DeCourcey; Town Manager, Adam Chapdelaine; Director of Planning and Community Development, Jennifer Raitt; Economic Development Coordinator, Ali Carter; and moderated by Executive Director of Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Beth Locke, followed by questions and answers. The agenda for discussion will include:

• COVID-19 challenges, impacts, and response of the Arlington Economic Development Recovery Task Force since March 2020. 
• Community Development Block Grant funding for small businesses and microenterprises, along with other accomplishments of the past year.
• Discussion of future challenges and opportunities for collaboration between Town and Chamber to improve the business climate in Arlington.
• Discussion of Town's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocations for economic development.

Register for the State of the Town.

Please send questions for Town officials in advance by email to info@arlcc.org. For more information about the State of the Town event contact Beth Locke, Executive Director, Arlington Chamber of Commerce at info@arlcc.org.

For additional information on ARPA allocations, please attend the ARPA presentation at the September 20th Select Board meeting.

About the Arlington Chamber of Commerce

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization with a volunteer board of directors and more than 250 members representing a wide variety of businesses, community members, entrepreneurs, nonprofit groups, and home-based workers.

This press release was produced by Town of Arlington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.