Congratulations and thanks to this year's Main Street Champions!
The Town of Wadesboro Street Department Crew
On January 27, 2011, the annual NC Main Street Awards Program was held in Shelby NC. The Town of Wadesboro's Street Department employees were honored as Wadesboro's 2010 Main Street Champions for all the support and assistance they provide to Uptown Wadesboro during the year.
Four members of the Street Department crew were able to attend the function - Kenneth Dutton, James Britt, Robin Gatewood and John Willoughby. Also in attendance, representing Uptown Wadesboro, Inc. were Don and Barbara Altieri. Catherine Crandell was also in attendance representing the Anson County Arts Council. The Street Department crew in attendance at the event are shown in the photo at right along with Secretary of Commerce J. Keith Crisco, Deputy Secretary Dale Carroll, and Assistant Secretary for Community Development Henry C. McKoy, Jr. It was an inspirational evening featuring projects and renovations from all across the state and honoring NC Main Street Champions from many cities and towns.
Thank you to our Street Department!
[For a complete copy of the related Press Release, please go to Press.]
2010 Main Street Champions (Photography by Garry E. Hodges)
The Town of Wadesboro is proud to be a Main Street community in the North Carolina Main Street Program. Wadesboro became a Main Street community in 1984. It is the only Main Street town administered solely by volunteers.
Since 1980, 53 small towns throughout the state of North Carolina have been selected to be Main Street Communities.
The Main Street Program is administered through the North Carolina Department of Commerce. For more information on the North Carolina Main Street Program, please go to NC Main Street.
Greene Street Streetscape Project
Shopping in Uptown Wadesboro North Carolina
NC Dept of Commerce's Four-Point Approach to the Main Street Program
The Main Street Program offers a comprehensive commercial district revitalization strategy that has been widely successful in towns and cities nationwide.
The Four-Point approach described here is a comprehensive revitalization process designed to improve all aspects of the downtown, producing both intangible and tangible benefits.
Improving economic management, strengthening public participation and making downtown a fun place to visit are as critical to Main Street's future as recruiting new businesses, rehabilitating buildings and expanding parking.
Building on a downtown's inherent assets-rich architecture, personal service and traditional values, the Main Street approach has rekindled entrepreneurship, downtown cooperation and civic concern.
Spring in Uptown Wadesboro
Spring flowers in Uptown Wadesboro NC
The following four elements create a well-balanced program:
Organization: Building partnerships to create a consistent revitalization program and develop effective management and leadership downtown. Diverse groups - merchants, bankers, public officials, the chamber of commerce and civic groups - must work together to improve downtown.
Promotion: Reestablishing downtown as a compelling place for shoppers, investors and visitors. This means not only improving sales but also rekindling community excitement and involvement. Promotion ranges from street festivals to retail merchandising, from community education to aggressive public relations. Design: Enhancing the visual quality of the downtown. Attention must be given to the elements of the downtown environment - not just buildings and storefronts but also public improvements, rear entries, signs, landscaping, window displays and graphic materials. Economic Restructuring: Strengthening the existing economic assets of the business district while diversifying its economic base. Activities include market analysis to understand the changing market place; adaptive reuse of vacant structures as entertainment or cultural facilities; and sharpening the competitiveness of Main Street's traditional merchants.
Uptown Wadesboro (est. 1783) Banners Added During 1999 Streetscape Revitalization of Greene Street
