CANTON – Canton’s Economic Development Department is organizing a workshop and walking tour to explore potentials for Canton’s Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) later this month.

A public workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 20, with a walking tour of the Gouverneur Street Gateway scheduled for the following morning.

The workshop, to be held at 5:30 p.m. at The TAUNY Center, 53 Main St., will feature a project summary to orient participants to the BOA Step 2 Nomination Study.

Workshop activities will help participants articulate their ideas for development and revitalization strategies in the BOA, which includes the Grasse River corridor and historic downtown Canton.

This event is free and open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend.

The following morning (Thursday, Nov. 21), the consultant team, steering committee and interested guests will take a walking tour of the Gouverneur Street Gateway.

The tour participants will look at the existing conditions and discuss ways that the half-mile gateway corridor could be improved to provide a more pleasing and interesting entry to the Village to encourage business and economic development, said a press release from the Canton Economic Development.

The tour will step off 9:30 a.m. from the Cascade Inn, 4 W. Main St. Parking is available at Willow Island or Grasse River Heritage Park.

People interested in participating in the walking tour are asked to register by contacting Eve Holberg, eholberg@jklastudio.com.

Residents as well as owners and staff of businesses along the route are welcome to step out and talk with the group as it passes by their homes and businesses.

For more information, contact Leigh Rodriguez, Village and Town of Canton Director of Economic Development, at 315-386-2871 ext. 5, or lrodriguez@cantonny.gov.

The project is on Facebook at Village of Canton Brownfield Opportunity Area.