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Opportunities <br />DowntownRedevelopment <br />TheForwardLaPortesurveyrevealedthatresidents <br />considerdowntownrevitalizationtobeoneoftheĭźƷǤ͸ƭ <br />topthreeeconomicdevelopmentpriorities.The <br />gatewayandfivepointsplazaprojectsareapositive <br />start,ͻĬƚƚƉĻƓķźƓŭͼaredevelopmentopportunity <br />alongMainStreet.Therecentlyapprovedfaçadegrant <br />programisanotherstepintherightdirection.The <br />programcovers50percentofcostsoffaçade <br />improvementsupto$50,000. <br />TheCityofLaPortehasatremendousopportunitytofurtherrampuptheredevelopmentof <br />theMainStreetDistrict.AhealthydowntowniscriticallyimportanttotheĭźƷǤ͸ƭabilityto <br />attracttouristsandretailers. <br />SylvanBeachImprovement <br />SylvanBeachisLatƚƩƷĻ͸ƭhistoriccornerstoneandisatrulyuniqueasset.Although <br />communityopinionvariesaboutwhatexactlytodowiththePavilionbuilding,butonedesire <br />ispervasiveacrossallresidents:SylvanBeachimprovementisapriority.The/źƷǤ͸ƭfirst <br />stepsaretorestoreanderosionproofthebeach.TheStateprovidedLaPorte$3.5million <br />fortheproject.Whencomplete,LaPortewillhavea1,000footsandbeach. <br />Withintheyear,HarrisCountyisexpectedtodeliveritsassessmentoftheSylvanBeach <br />WhataretheĭźƷǤ͸ƭtopthreeeconomicdevelopmentpriorities? <br />10 <br />| <br />City of La Porte, Texas – SWOT and Target Audience Analysis February 2009 <br /> <br />