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3.2 Community Partners
The Destination McDowell Tourism Master Plan planning process included input from the general public and a variety of stakeholder groups including non-profit, government, and quasi-government agencies.
The consultant team engaged stakeholders through a series of interviews, focus groups, walking tours, and public drop-in meetings that resulted in a broad insight into key community opportunities and constraints. The public and coalition of community leaders established the foundation for the cooperative vision and recommendations found within this master plan. GOVERNMENT/QUASI-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
MCDOWELL COUNTY
CITY OF MARION
TOWN OF OLD FORT
MCDOWELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MARION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE/MARION BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
MARION DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION
OLD FORT BUSINESS OWNERS
LITTLE SWITZERLAND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
MCDOWELL TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
US FOREST SERVICE
NC DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
