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<br /> <br />Gem Lake News Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit <br />and police-community partnerships; and <br />heighten crime and drug prevention <br />awareness. <br /> <br />Last year's "National Night Out" campaign <br />involved citizens, law enforcement <br />agencies, neighborhood organizations and <br />local officials from over 15,000 communities. <br />In all, over 37 million people participated in <br />last year's nationwide event. <br /> <br />This year's event resulted in good <br />attendance, despite being held on a hot and <br />muggy evening. "To me, this demonstrates <br />that people want to find ways to get involved <br />in their community," said Mayor Bob Uzpen, <br />"especially when it involves getting to know <br />the people around you." <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />National Night Out Celebration on August 2 Draws a Crowd <br /> . <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Well-known city planner Marc Putman of <br />Putman Planning and Design took part in <br />the August 1 City Council Workshop. The <br />focus of the workshop was to start coming <br />up with ideas for further enhancement of <br />the city's Gateway Zoning District <br />ordinance, which deals with open parcels <br />of undeveloped land along County Road E <br />and the Hoffman's Corner business district. <br /> <br />In particular, the council would like advice <br />on how to come up with incentives for <br />developers, which was also discussed <br />briefly at the July workshop. The goal is to <br />make Gem Lake an attractive option when <br />the real estate market begins to finally pick <br />up. <br /> <br />Putman Planning and Design first began <br />working with the city in 2007 to develop a <br />bold, mixed use "village center" vision for <br />open land on County Road E and the <br />business district at the intersection of <br />County Road E and Highway 61. No <br />specific conclusions were reached and the <br />topic will be discussed more at future <br />meetings. <br /> <br />City Planner Attends Gem Lake Workshop to Discuss Development <br /> <br /> <br />