COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF MONMOUTH, PAUL SCHUYTEMA SAYS PROGRESSING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN MONMOUTH ..

SCHUYTEMA SAYS THEY ARE ALSO WORKING ON HAVING MECHANISMS TO BRING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN FOR ACTIVITIES AND NOT JUST FOR SHOPPING.  EXAMPLES INCLUDE LIVE MUSIC, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AS WELL AS EXPANDING ON IDEAS MONMOUTH ALREADY HAS IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.