Loveland may revive downtown advocacy group

LOVELAND – Loveland officials are working on plans to revive a downtown partnership that will promote the area through management, marketing and advocacy, reviving an agency that was disbanded in the late 1990s.

Talks on establishing the partnership are preliminary, but the idea will be going to a city council work session in December. The partnership would include downtown property owners, representatives from the city and community organizations, as well as those with business interests in other parts of the city.

Loveland Mayor Cecil Gutierrez and others say such a dedicated group is necessary to help the historic downtown compete against outlying…