What is the Main Street project? Simply stated
it is a program to restore/maintain “downtown” as the commercial and
cultural center of our city. It uses a four point approach which
together creates a total image for downtown. The four points include
economic restructuring, promotion, organization and design. It
builds on existing resources and fosters strong leadership and
community wide support.
Main Street Cordell, Inc.
Cordell Main Street is a combined effort of
the local, state and national Main Street programs all of which have
the same goal: rejuvenation of our downtown area. Your membership in
Cordell Main Street is not only critical in reaching this goal, but
permits you to have a voice in the direction we will take. If
downtown Cordell is to continue to be a reliable marketplace,
retailers, property owners, professionals, and concerned citizens
must recognize their interdependence and work together to solve
problems which are of mutual concern. Main Street Cordell, Inc. is
entirely funded by memberships and fundraisers.
Membership Benefits
Many people have the impression that Main
Street is an organization of retailers. This is not the case.
Professionals, property owners, and citizens also have a vested
interest in the health of the downtown area. If downtown Cordell
does not remain a prosperous business district, the building will
become rundown, vacated and the entire city will suffer. But a
healthy and vibrant downtown fosters economic growth and civic
pride.
Some of the benefits resulting from the efforts of a strong downtown
include:
Organization:
- Communicates with state and federal
agencies and remains current on resources available to Main
Street.
- Maintains external and internal
communications.
- Organizes annual membership drive.
- Maintains on-going communication with
city officials.
Promotion:
- Organizes the annual Light Brigade.
- Organizes the annual Hometown Film
Festival.
- Organizes the Cordell stop of the
Oklahoma Free Wheel Bicycle Tour.
- Organizes Music Concerts
Design:
- Assists property owners in façade
rehabilitation.
- Oversees the façade grant program.
- Helps in organizing the annual Light
Brigade.
- State Architect on staff at the Main
Street state office is available for Design Consulting and
Assistance.
Economic Restructuring:
- Business Consultant on staff at the
Main Street state office.
- Maintains monthly reports on downtown
reinvestment by the public and private sector.
- Encourages upper story development
through education and tour.
- Markets the downtown area to new
business prospects.
Additional Benefits:
- Rippling effect
- Potential for increased property value
- Sense of pride in community
- Development of Tourism
- Increased tax base
- Historical Awareness
- Viable downtown is draw for industry
- Referral services
- Coordinated Promotional activities
- Improved image
- Increased sales tan revenues
- Sales revenues remain within the
community
- Downtown is the traditional “Heart” of
the community
- Downtown is primarily comprised of
local business owners.
- A clean and economically viable
downtown is an important signal of the health and well being of
our community and benefits the entire community.
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