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Published on: 3/1/2009
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Linda Smith, President of the Chamber of Commerce, is excited about the project launch.
"The Chamber is a partner, and as an equal partner, we have put resources into the project, staff and monetary.
The Chamber brings with it our membership, as well as a means to communicate through our network of businesses," said Smith.
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One element of the AARC that spoke to Smith was NORC: Naturally Occurring Retirement Community.
To qualify as a NORC, a community must have certain amenities that Windsor-Essex already has.
"When you start taking inventory of things and our lists of natural amenities, it becomes natural that this would appeal to an active retirement lifestyle," said Smith.
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"Considering the situation of our real estate market, this type of program introduces a new market to sell your home to," said Smith.
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"When retirees relocate to our community and purchase the homes and live and flourish here, there will be ancillary businesses created to service that sector," said Smith.
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The familiarization tour is the next step, and certainly translating those actually interested in home purchases or condos or relocation is going to take some time," Smith explained.