Positive Option - Businesses 3

One thing the Councilors could do is invest in a program called "Buy Here" or Shop Bosque Farms or just about anything that encourages local shopping.

Why shop local? Once again - GRT.

What might that look like? Think creatively -

It could be very simple:

• They could have put a note on the water bill encouraging people to shop local. (Free to do)
• They can educate residents about how shopping local helps everyone.

It could be a little bit more complicated:

• They could even put a list of local businesses on Facebook. (Once again a better use than complaining!)
• They could develop a community card program.

It might be even more complicated:

• Build on the fair success and have a business night. Shut down the main street (Is that possible? they used to for parades) have a night out with businesses setting up booths, stuff for sale etc.

There are a lot of options. Do some research, pick some ideas, work with businesses to discover what they think might work and let's work together to build up Bosque Farms rather than tearing everyone down.