Stamford Town Partnership, previously known as Stamford Vision, wants councillors to get on board and have a say on potential developments which could benefit residents and businesses.
In the past Stamford Town Council has been critical about the partnership for its work on the £1.3m revamp of Red Lion Square and Sheep Market. The partnership set aside two spaces for town council representatives but neither position was taken up for 2007/08.
At a town council meeting on Tuesday members decided they want to have better links with the partnership, which has now offered the council four seats on the group.
Coun John Harvey (Con) said: "We've got to work together for the people of Stamford. Let's look forward, not back."
The town council voted in favour of taking up the offer for four town councillors to sit on the partnership. Bill Turner (Lab), Maureen Jalili (Lib Dem), Clem Walden (Ind) and John Judge (Con) were selected as its representatives.
Coun John Dawson (Ind) said: "I attended a recent meeting of the partnership and the entire attitude was, 'we can look at and alter the future, hopefully for the better'. They have a tremendous amount of expertise we can tap into."
Coun Jane Peckett (LibDem) added: "We've got to look at this positively. We need better communications."
Mayor Jon Poznanski said the council welcomed the co-operation. Meanwhile Andrew Leech, company secretary for the partnership, reciprocated the feeling.
He said: "We're delighted that the council is coming back to engage constructively. We can go forward for the collective good of the town."
The partnership has representatives from the district and county councils, one from the Stamford Chamber of Trade and Commerce and three chairmen of sub-groups of the partnership.
Their members come from various sectors of the community who look at marketing, business and urban issues. There are also seats for representives from the education and not-for-profit sectors.
Stamford Town Council will now send a letter to the partnership expressing its support for better links between the two groups and indicating its choice of four members to sit on the board.