Penticton starts planning to give downtown a glow-up

By Keith Lacey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Penticton Herald A new long-term plan to guide the future growth and development of downtown Penticton is moving ahead. Housing and policy initiatives manager Steven Collyer told council Tuesday that downtown is the city’s cultural and economic heart and that a new comprehensive plan is needed to guide future investment and decision-making. The city’s last downtown plan was completed in 2013 and led to projects such as the Main Street revitalization, Penticton Creek naturalization and other public space improvements. Its policies were later…