Clermont City Manager Darren Gray said a series of visioning sessions he led last year to gather ideas about the city’s future yielded some strong suggestions.
One such idea, Gray said, was residents’ wishes to maintain and grow the historic downtown area, which includes Waterfront Park. The idea is to attract more people to its shops, restaurants, attractions and events.
“The downtown and waterfront areas are important from a historic and economic development perspective. I think that any great city has to have a thriving downtown. We wanted to make sure as we grow and serve new neighborhoods and business districts that we continue to make the downtown and waterfront area a priority. We want to enhance its reputation as a destination,” Gray said.