Hometown Minnesota presents:

Let your voice be heard! Recreating Minnesota’s Main Street Program

May 23, 2008 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm in Little FallsDo small cities in Minnesota need a source of technical and financial assistance for strengthening their downtowns? Many states have a formal statewide Main StreetTM program that provides such assistance to communities revitalizing their historic downtown areas. Minnesota has not had a formal statewide program for 14 years. Join Hometown Minnesota in Little Falls on May 23rd), to let us know how a statewide program could help your community.

A group of interested organizations and individuals are working to create a new statewide Main StreetTM program. Thom Guzman, Director of the Iowa Downtown Resource Center will describe the benefits and limitations of a statewide program, and Bonnie McDonald, Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, will describe the opportunity for creating a new statewide Minnesota program.

The workshop will address questions such as:

  • Will a statewide program provide meaningful assistance to local communities?
  • Does the proposed MN Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) funding for downtown revitalization suffice for statewide assistance to small cities?
  • What do small cities believe are the critical components of a statewide program?

Cost: $75.00 per workshop per community. Workshops are free to Hometown member communities. Refreshments will be provided.

RSVP for the May 23rd workshop in Little Falls to Dan Frank, 405 First Street SE, Little Falls, MN 56345

Please RSVP with City/Organization Name, Contact Person and number of people attending workshop. Please enclose payment for $75 with registrations. Make checks payable to Hometown Minnesota.

For questions regarding these workshops, please contact Brian Ross of Hometown Minnesota at 612-588-4904 or bross@crplanning.com