Canton to continue as retirement community

The Canton Economic Development Corporation has renewed the city’s certification as a retirement community.

Cost for the recertification – good for five years – is $5,000.

The cost was not budgeted, CEDC Executive Director Julie Seymore said, and will come out of the promotions budget.

The Go Texan Certified Retirement Community Program is provided by the Texas Department of Agriculture. 

According to information from the TDA, “to become a certified retirement community, each community must complete a rigorous application process including a retiree desirability assessment. Each application is reviewed and scored by an independent advisory committee comprised of volunteers who are experienced in various aspects of community and economic development. 

“The Go Texan stamp of approval ensures each certified community has demonstrated through its application that it can meet the living, employment/volunteer, health, entertainment, education and safety needs of its citizens and visitors – all the things that make Texas a great place to retire.”

The state currently has about 50 certified retirement communities.

At the CEDC board meeting Jan. 26, Seymore told the board that the downtown sidewalk renovation project will continue with help from Texas Capital Funding.

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