Liburn CID Looking for Fresh Ideas

Do you want a better future for Lilburn?

With businesses such as Starbucks and Bruster's closing up shop, Greater Lilburn is slowly losing what was once so great about its community.

Vacant, old-age shopping centers and homes that have been around for decades are adding to the "nothing ever goes on in Lilburn" mentality that many of us tend to have. And not only is the city losing its residents' interests of living, working and playing in the 30047 zip code, but it's also losing the interests of citizens from surrounding communities, too. 

The Lilburn Community Improvement District is looking to change this outlook and revitalize and redevelop Greater Lilburn, with better infrastructure, streetscaping, landscaping, consumer needs and everything in between.

After performing the 6-month Highway 29 Corridor study that started last year (and Patch has covered it, too), the CID has concluded that three particular shopping centers on Lawrenceville Highway (at the intersections of Arcado Road, Indian Trail-Lilburn Road and Inland Way) need to be improved with better venues and businesses to serve the people in and around Lilburn.

But the CID needs people's opinions in order to know what should be there in order to serve the people better. 

Lilburn CID is looking for 15 individuals to participate in a focus group study to give insight on what types of venues, attractions and businesses they wish to see in these three areas of Lawrenceville Highway.

Individuals from 18 to 49 years of age are welcome to participate in the study, which aims to meet once a week for four weeks starting April 11. Meeting times will be determined once the members of the group are chosen.

Whether you're a stay-at-home mom, a recent college graduate, a career-driven parent or still in high school, the study is accepting individuals from all sorts of backgrounds and lifestyles. Also, participants from all areas of metro Atlanta are welcome, so if you live outside of Lilburn, that's fine, too. 

Something needs to be done so that we can show the citizens of Lilburn, Gwinnett and the rest of metro Atlanta that this community has always had the potential of a great overall lifestyle for everyone.

The CID hopes this study will help it improve Greater Lilburn through the people's eyes. 

For interested parties, contact Lilburn CID Executive Director Gerald McDowell via e-mail at gmcdowell@lilburncid.com or by phone at 678-380-1000. Also, visit the Lilburn CID website for more information on the organization.