EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
By Bessie Fisher
I was born, educated, and have lived in the small town of Inman, SC my entire life. I love it and want to see it revitalized. Small towns and communities fail for a number of reasons, not all unique to one area. In the case of Inman, it was:
- Downsizing of the local textile mill
- Loss of train service through the area
- Reduction of peach growers and shipping of the fresh produce
- No local, weekly paper
- Larger city, daily paper cover small towns and communities only when there is a huge event or bad news.
I have learned since retiring and becoming more involved in the community that:
- A city is focused on infrastructure and its judicial system
- A chamber is to promote their membership and the area
- A county is more interested in the overall county and not necessarily the smaller communities as a whole
- A state – well we all know that track record and it isn’t always small towns
With that said, the question I am asking, “Is there a community effort to assist in the growth or is everyone expecting someone else to lead the revitalization? That question can be asked of nonprofits and small business owners wanting to grow their organization or personal business.
The 29349 Inman Times 