About 75 people gathered in Mancos Saturday, all with the future of Mancos economics on their mind for the 2015 Mancos Valley Summit.
"We had some really great conversations," said Mancos Town Administrator Andrea Phillips.
Realtors, bankers, the agriculture community, the creative arts community, local business owners and Mesa Verde National Park officials, all collaborated for the day-long summit.
Some of the ideas
Improving the U.S. 160 Corridor to make it more attractive with landscaping, signage, and art.
Creating a "Mancos made" label for locally grown food products and other items made in the valley.
Working with the local agriculture industry to support small farmers and working on agriculture tourism such as tours of farms.
Creating an Economic Development committee to further the ideas that have been discussed.
Promoting the community by doing a tourism/info kiosk at businesses on the highway, creating an "ambassador" program, and creating a map of town businesses and farms in the valley.
Working with Mesa Verde National Park to do more cross promotion.
Making the farmers market bigger and better.
Need for more commercial and light manufacturing/production space.
