For the most part, Supervisor Sean Walter and other town officials specifically addressed the businesspeople in the crowd of about 150. The officials told of potential tax breaks, fast-track zoning and what they said was a new attitude of working with business.
“The answer to downtown is in this room,” said Mr. Walter, who hosted the event along with Sheldon Gordon of Riverhead Enterprises, which owns several downtown buildings, a number of which are vacant.
“When I feel the energy of the people in this room, it's here. I can't tell you this summit is a success yet, but the meetings I've had with developers that were as a result of this event is so encouraging,” he said.
Mr. Walter said the town will do everything it can to help developers who seek to locate downtown.
Read more about the summit in the Feb. 11 edition of the News-Review.