Vision Lampasas was founded to revitalize downtown during recession

  • Vision Lampasas member Libby Bluntzer speaks at the 2012 unveiling of the organization’s “Hunt and Fish in Lampasas County” mural. BILL MCDONALD | COURTESY PHOTO
    Vision Lampasas member Libby Bluntzer speaks at the 2012 unveiling of the organization’s “Hunt and Fish in Lampasas County” mural. BILL MCDONALD | COURTESY PHOTO

    Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles about the origin and operation of Vision Lampasas.

    Vision Lampasas, in its 14th year, was founded to help downtown Lampasas weather the Great Recession, but since then it has narrowed its focus and expanded scope.

    In 2007, local business owners, reeling from the financial impact of the recession, turned to the Lampasas Economic Development Cor…