Main Street 101 meeting to be held in Coshocton
Revitalizing Ohio’s towns and cities requires a knowledgeable background in the basics of the Main Street Program and the Main Street Four Point Approach. Heritage Ohio, a statewide preservation and revitalization nonprofit organization, will host a Main Street 101 Workshop in Coshocton on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Anyone interested in learning more about revitalizing downtowns is encouraged to attend. The workshop will take place at the Frontier Power community meeting room, at 770 South Second St., from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $15, which includes lunch. Registration is required; forms are available at http://www.heritageohio.org or by calling 614-258-6200.
Coshocton has recently joined Heritage Ohio, taking the next step toward becoming a National Main Street community. The Main Street Program focuses on downtown districts since these areas are typically the ‘heart’ of a community. Heritage Ohio helps people save the places that matter in Ohio, build community, and live better. In 2010, more than $135,174,000 was invested across 34 Main Street Districts throughout Ohio.
The National Main Street Program is designed to improve all aspects of the downtown or central business district, producing both tangible and intangible benefits. Building on the inherent assets of downtown — rich architecture, personal service, traditional values and, most of all, a sense of place — the Main Street Approach has rekindled entrepreneurship, downtown cooperation and civic concern. It has earned national recognition as a practical strategy appropriately scaled to a community’s local resources and conditions. And because it is a locally driven program, all initiative stems from local issues and concerns.
The Heritage Ohio Main Street Program is modeled after the National Trust Main Street Center’s comprehensive approach to downtown revitalization utilizing the four-point Main Street Approach of Organization, Design, Promotion and Economic Restructuring. Benefits of this program include renewed vitality of the downtown/district area along with enhanced economic performance.
Originally formed in 1989, Heritage Ohio has more than 500 members, ranging from individuals and households to organizations and local governments. In 2002, Heritage Ohio was designated as the statewide partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. For more information, visit http://www.heritageohio.org, or call 614-258-6200.
Coshocton has recently joined Heritage Ohio, taking the next step toward becoming a National Main Street community. The Main Street Program focuses on downtown districts since these areas are typically the ‘heart’ of a community. Heritage Ohio helps people save the places that matter in Ohio, build community, and live better. In 2010, more than $135,174,000 was invested across 34 Main Street Districts throughout Ohio.
The National Main Street Program is designed to improve all aspects of the downtown or central business district, producing both tangible and intangible benefits. Building on the inherent assets of downtown — rich architecture, personal service, traditional values and, most of all, a sense of place — the Main Street Approach has rekindled entrepreneurship, downtown cooperation and civic concern. It has earned national recognition as a practical strategy appropriately scaled to a community’s local resources and conditions. And because it is a locally driven program, all initiative stems from local issues and concerns.
The Heritage Ohio Main Street Program is modeled after the National Trust Main Street Center’s comprehensive approach to downtown revitalization utilizing the four-point Main Street Approach of Organization, Design, Promotion and Economic Restructuring. Benefits of this program include renewed vitality of the downtown/district area along with enhanced economic performance.
Originally formed in 1989, Heritage Ohio has more than 500 members, ranging from individuals and households to organizations and local governments. In 2002, Heritage Ohio was designated as the statewide partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. For more information, visit http://www.heritageohio.org, or call 614-258-6200.
Published: August 25, 2011
