Attract and retain a diverse and high-quality range of dining options.
Nothing is more central to the creation of a vibrant downtown space than adequate dining and restaurant options. Regardless of community size, shared dining experiences play an important role in building a tighter-knit community, offering a more experiential visit for outsiders and tourists, and creating a cultural center for residents to share experience and trade stories. Nothing is more central to the creation of a vibrant downtown space than adequate dining and restaurant options. Regardless of community size, shared dining experiences play an important role in building a tighter-knit community, offering a more experiential visit for outsiders and tourists, and creating a cultural center for residents to share experience and trade stories.
At present, both Jasper and Newton counties rank among the bottom 5% of counties in Indiana in terms of restaurant density and lower still in cuisine diversity.
A better future for our communities means attracting, building, and retaining more diverse dining options to support a vibrant community. For this reason, it ranks second in our priorities.
