Ok, I know there are those people in the community that wish to keep Elwood small, BUT there are also those of us that want Elwood to grow and offer more to younger familes and give us more incentive to stay here. What does it take to get our community to grow, bring in new businesses, etc.? Mr. Savage (Bill), are you trying to market Elwood to various businesses and trying to bring in new and exciting things to our city for entertainment, dining, etc? What does it take to market the commercial/industrial aspects of Elwood for new businesses to locate here? With the increasing number of abandoned houses, it's obvious that the population of our city is moving out and not growing. I have searched online for various businesses in the past and have made contact with some in reference to looking at locating in Elwood and have recieved positive responses, but without the cooperation of local government, it won't happen. Use your contacts in local, county, and state government to try to lure businesses to Elwood. If we don't do something soon, there's not going to be anything left, and there will be no reason for any of us to stay!