Economic Development Authority (CEDA) — 2026-07-21

This is the agenda for the Centreville Economic Development Authority (CEDA) meeting on July 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM in the Centreville Wharf Building. The agenda schedules review of past minutes, an opening statement by Chair Pat Fox (including reminders that meetings are recorded and reference to CEDA binders and a working accountability strategic plan), citizens’ forums, and appearances. Old business includes a review of the 2015 Market Study recommendations; new business items list CEDA’s role (presented by Frederick Beu), Main Street responsibilities and the Main Street Board’s role (presented by Gaye Adams), and a 2026 Main Street Market Study. The agenda also covers business recruitment (on and off Main Street), reports from three subcommittees (Commercial Property Inventory; Town-Owned Property; CEDA Development Strategies) with listed members, reports from department heads, miscellaneous business, and future meeting dates. Attached materials include slides from the August 6, 2015 “Final Presentation Economic Development Plan” by RKG Associates (Taylor Yewell) summarizing Centreville assets (vacant leasable space, county seat functions, workforce and schools, downtown retail/restaurant potential) and recommending actions such as working with QAEDC, prioritizing filling vacant commercial space, facilitating age-in-place/assisted living/medical services, inventorying downtown vacancies before recruitment, creating a business incubator (and obtaining access to the FBI Annex of the Post Office Building), completing master plans for Penn Ave and Banjo Lane, drafting zoning for Ruthsburg Road commercial frontage, considering a part-time economic development manager, and improving events/signage. The agenda’s recommendations call for subcommittees and the Main Street steering committee to meet in July/August to provide deliverables, a CEDA–Main Street work session to add accountability to the Strategic Plan, and a joint presentation of the combined strategy to Town Council on September 17, 2026.