The Renton Downtown Partnership will hold a community-wide meeting to discuss the future of downtown and solicit suggestions from the public on June 22.

The meeting is planned for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Renton Pavilion Event Center.

The meeting is a chance for the community to meet the Renton Downtown Partnership’s Board of Directors.

The partnership is an all-volunteer group, made up of Renton business owners and residents and is part of the National Main Street Program. The program is said to have a history of improving historic downtown communities across the country for 30 years, according to Nick Hill, local business owner.

“The city has received calls and requests from many community members for a concerted effort to ramp up downtown revitalization efforts, said John Collum, in a press release.

He is a community development project manager for the City of Renton.

“The Renton Downtown Partnership can serve as an organization that can coordinate and marshal all of the stakeholders in downtown,” he said. “Together business owners and residents can form a unified voice to make our century-old downtown into a unique, vibrant and diverse commercial center.”

It is the mission of the partnership to foster economic growth and cultural experiences. The group aims to enhance the image of downtown Renton, improve its appearance and expand the commercial sector with the help of downtown stakeholders.