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Personal Application Assignment 1

Prompt 1

I am currently employed as the Assistant City Manager /Director of Economic Development with the City of Mount Rainier , a small municipality located in Prince Georges County , Maryland . Mount Rainier is a historic residential community that bs the District of Columbia . Within the last several months , the city has been exploring the option of redeveloping its downtown district with the aims of removing blight and increasing tourism . In addition , the City of Mount Rainier has been trying to brand a new identity . As Assistant City Manager /Director of Economic

Development , my role is to develop a plan that will aid the city in the revitalization its downtown retail and commercial district making it a desirable destination place . Currently the downtown area lacks a mass of shopping , dining , and entertainment to attract visitors or residents . Along with spearheading these efforts , I am also responsible for finding funding to aid the city improve the public infrastructure that will aid in the revitalization of the downtown area . Evidently , the organization 's current orientation towards the tourism market is weak . The population has not yet been well oriented in the details of the tourism industry despite the city 's significant potential in the business . At the moment , Mount Rainier is not an obvious tourist destination . While the city does have a mix of tourist products and activities of interest for visitors , there are currently not enough infrastructures , enterprise motivation , and marketing advertisements to make a significant part of the tourism market take...

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