We believe that as a community we should commit time, creative energy, and money towards the continued development of our city. We want to rally our citizens to become more involved so we can all be proud of being part of Hickory NC. Hickory is a great place to live - beautiful weather, in the foothills of the mountains, on a lake, less than an hour to an international airport and city, and we have great people here!! We plan to kickstart this initiative by building a park in the historic downtown area of Hickory. We believe that this park (with a creative play structure and water play area) will bring people to our downtown - from inside and outside of the city. We want to see more consistent pedestrian traffic downtown, because we believe this will benefit business owners not only in the downtown sector but across the region. As people hear about the creative park that is now part of Hickory people will stop and visit. They will see kids playing, and adults interacting. They will see thriving restaurants and shops. We know that this kind of change doesn't happen overnight, and it doesn't happen with just one thing. The park is not the whole goal. It will be a wonderful addition to our city, but we hope this kind of initiative snowballs. Friends of Hickory wants to hear your ideas so that in the future we can take on and support other projects that will benefit Hickory. All of these things make Hickory more desirable to our own residents and to outside companies looking for a place to build. New companies bring new jobs. A healthy economy brings money to our city. With a healthy economy we can better support our schools, our roads, our parks and recreation, the arts, and we can better support people in need. Please help us build a great park as success in this will help us have success in future endeavors. Please become a "Friend of Hickory!"
