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Roslyn Market Study$nnruETT MULDRow6. ReconunendationsWhile both the survey and the economj-c analysis point to opportunities and challenges forRoslyn, a key issue of Roslyn i-s that outside inffuences are having a dramatic impact onthe character of the community. While Roslyn has maintained a small-town fee1, a closeconnection with the outdoors, independent businesses, and a strong community spirit;seasonal vi-sitors to the community, housing costs, lack of focaf ;obs, and large developmentsadiacent to Roslyn present challenges outside of the controf of local residents.with1.z.that said, the following recontmendations are dlvided into two parts:Enhancing Economic OpportunitiesCurating the Visitor ExperienceEnhancing Economic OpportunitiesThe following reconrmendations are designed to offer alternatives for Roslyn that areconsistent with local desires as well as opportunlties to grow the retail base, offerways for 1ocals to pursue other j-ncome streams, enhance the retail/restaurant climate ofdowntown, and curate the unique character of the community.Pursue Emporium Style Retail: With the cfosure of the Harper Lumber Company, Roslynnow faces the largest retail- vacancy in downtown in recent history. A portion ofthis property could be repurposed into an emporium style retail- store that allowsfor focal craftsmen, artisans, makers, and specialty food vendors to occupy spacewith a single point of sale. A successful modef of the emporium style store can befound in Kittitas, Washington where a former hardware store has been converted intofourteen spaces for independent retailers.oaConsider A Rotating Restaurant: Communitieschefs to populate restaurant spaces in townnow experimenting with allowingtemporary basls using existingareona23