Strong Towns Kingsville August Meetup
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Location: La Dulce Vida Café, 15 Division Street South, Kingsville
Menu: sandwiches, pastries, coffee drinks (caffeinated and decaf), teas, sparkling waters. Not licensed for alcohol.
Kingsville is at a crossroads.
We still hadn’t recovered from the pandemic and then the world economic order changed in 2025.
Once again, federal and provincial governments are borrowing from our future to get us through today. Jobs are scarce. More vacant storefronts are popping up. A highway cuts through the heart of our town, driving away foot traffic. Housing is not affordable. How are people supposed to get ahead?
Huge spending programs from above don’t match the realities of our community–if they truly worked, then wouldn’t we be in a better position by now?
Strong towns are built by many small businesses, small developers, and engaged citizens, not just a few big players.
To save the Kingsville we love, we have to improve our economy, housing, and community from the ground up. If we don’t change course now, we may never have another chance.
To unleash our community’s potential, we’ll organize into working groups like these:
- Town Makers: Empower small, independent builders to tackle the housing crisis without big developers killing our small town character. See: 12 Steps To Town Making
- Mobile Food Mavericks: Lowering barriers to spark restaurant-driven development for a Downtown comeback.
- Strong Seniors: Over 5,000 or 23% of our citizens are 65+ . We’re inviting them here, now let’s give them a place to live long, healthy, and happy.
- Young Town Makers: Engaging young people to shape Kingsville’s future, and advocating for a town that’s safe for kids to play outside and be more independent.
- StreetShapers: Promoting vibrant, safe, walkable, bike-friendly, and accessible streets that generate value for local businesses and foster social cohesion.
- Kingsville Strong: Culture, art, and storytelling. Amplifying town spirit, setting up a can-do culture, valuing our town heritage.
- Number Ninjas: Making sense of the Town’s accounting, making sure we #DoTheMath on proposed developments.
- Civic Squad: fostering active participation in town council meetings, policymaking, and civic engagement. Creating the Engaged Citizen’s Playbook.
- 1000 Year Town: Collaborating with town committees and volunteer organizations for a unified, long-term vision, amplified by a shared ongoing awareness campaign.
Do any of these interest you?
Come to the meetup, share your ideas, and join a group to start making a difference.
We look forward to seeing you there!
–Chad
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