Chris and Crystal join Brian Shannon, the Executive Director of the Laurel Redevelopment Corporation (LRC), in his office for a conversation about the nonprofit organization's origins and history, past and current projects in the town of Laurel, Delaware, and Brian's upcoming retirement after 26 years.
Topics discussed:
- The founding of the LRC in the early 1990s, and its mission to reimagine Laurel.
- Past projects including the building in which Abbott's is located (formerly RJ's and the Georgia House), the Pierce Ellis medical building, Central Station (soon to be home to Davelli's), and Tidewater Park.
- Current projects including the Promenade on Broad Creek, 28 townhomes which will be built on the south side of the creek and sold to qualifying homebuyers with restrictions in place to ensure that they aren't flipped or rented out.
- Saving Rosemont, the home of Governor Nathaniel Mitchell.
- Brian's well-deserved retirement, and his plans for the future.
- What does Brian imagine the LRC accomplishing in the next 20 to 30 years?
