Holland, MI in the Strongest Town Contest

Published: March 28, 2016, 3:52 p.m.

b'Welcome to our Final Four round of the\\xa0Strongest Town Competition. We invite you to listen to the following interview\\xa0that Charles Marohn, president of Strong Towns, conducted with\\xa0representatives\\xa0from a town in our contest. Once you\'ve finished listening\\xa0to it, along with its competitor, Carlisle, PA (they\'ll be released at the same time), please visit\\xa0strongtowns.org/strongesttown\\xa0to vote.\\nMayor Nancy DeBoer, City Council representative Brian Burch, and City Manager Ryan Cotton discuss their community\'s diversity, snow melting capacity, theater scene, and strong local businesses including several breweries, plus what Brian labels "the best beaches in the world." They also discuss the challenge of redesigning their civic center.'