Here’s a bit more information about Town Center, thanks to Prescott’s PR firm Lowell Public Relations, Inc. You can read the whole article here and here’s a couple of excerpts:

We will continue to look for ways to solicit community input and tap into the enthusiasm and pride of Lake Highlands as we move forward in the development process,” said Stephanie Colovas, senior managing director, Prescott Realty Group.

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And:

In addition to its street naming collaboration, Prescott has worked hard to maintain a steady dialogue with the community. Last fall the developer conducted several community forums to help determine the Lake Highlands Town Center “brand” followed by several additional focus groups held earlier this year to gauge preferences on the residential components of the development. Just this past week, various Lake Highlands women’s organizations provided their opinions on the layout, design elements and retail mix of the Town Center.

As to the community input part, everyday I’m hearing from folks who had the same experience as me: An email hit their desk about input focus groups, with no specification that it was only for three entities. They, like me, were excited and they too were excluded. Also, I’m trying to recall that ‘Last fall the developer conducted several community forums’. I only heard about ONE Prescott meeting – not a focus group – and I attended that one and it regarded the PID. Nobody wanted input from me, rather, it was a sales pitch.

Across the board, everyone I’ve talked to LOVES the idea of being able to be a part of Town Center, whether via an on line survey or a town forum. I’ve been in the LHHS auditorium and it’s really, really big. Great venue.

I took some flack that I was p