HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.15.2022 2022 MS National Accreditation
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact: City of Plainview/Downtown
Plainview Main Street Program 806-296-1100
CITY OF P LAINVIEW MAIN STREET PROGRAM
R ECEIVES 2022 N ATIONAL M AIN S TREET A CCREDITATION
Plainview, Texas (September 15, 2022) – The City of Plainview Main Street Program
has been designated as an accredited Main Street™ program for meeting rigorous
performance standards. Each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the
list of accredited programs to recognize their exceptional commitment to preservation-
based economic development and community revitalization through the Main Street
Approach™.
“We are proud to recognize this year’s 889 nationally accredited Main Street programs
that have worked tirelessly to advance economic vitality and quality of life in their
downtowns and commercial districts,” said Patrice Frey, President & CEO of Main
Street America. “During an incredibly challenging year, these programs demonstrated
the power of the Main Street movement to drive impressive local recovery efforts,
champion small businesses, and foster vibrant downtown districts. I am inspired by
their hard work and confident that these accredited communities will continue to help
their downtowns flourish in the next stages of recovery.”
In 2020, Main Street America programs generated $4.14 billion in local reinvestment,
helped open 4,356 net new businesses, generated 14,988 net new jobs, catalyzed the
rehabilitation of 8,488 historic buildings, and clocked 983,702 volunteer hours.
The Main Street Program Board’s performance is annually evaluated by the City of
Plainview Main Street Program and Texas Main Street Program, which works in
partnership with Main Street America to identify the local programs that meet 10
national performance standards. Evaluation criteria determines the communities that
are building meaningful and sustainable revitalization programs and include standards
such as, fostering strong public-private partnerships, documenting programmatic
progress, and actively preserving historic buildings.
The Main Street Program has seen the completion of the downtown streetscape project
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and continued investment in downtown. The Board continues to coordinate 2
Saturday, the regular recurring event created to attract economic activity downtown.
Furthermore, the Board is working on additional downtown murals, updated historic
standards and a larger holiday celebration.
“It is an honor to have the hard work of our Main Street Board, volunteers, property and
business owners and those interested in downtown recognized for their hard work,” said
Melinda Brown, Main Street Manager. “None of this would be possible without the City
Council’s support of the program and the dedication of our volunteers.”
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ABOUT CITY OF PLAINVIEW MAIN STREET
The Main Street Program works to utilize public and private efforts to encourage
investment; enhance cultural diversity; preserve the architectural integrity of historic
downtown; develop tourism; and promote businesses.
ABOUT MAIN STREET AMERICA
Main Street America has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts
for 40 years. Today, it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities,
rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger
communities through preservation-based economic development Since 1980,
communities participating in the program have leveraged more than $89.57 billion in
new public and private investment, generated 687,321 net new jobs and 154,435 net new
businesses, and rehabilitated more than 303,836 buildings. Main Street America is a
program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust
for Historic Preservation. For more information, visit www.mainstreet.org.
Photo (Left to Right): Macrina Greve, Carol Terrell/Vice President, Jay Givens, Diane
Martinez, Cynthia Gregory, John Turpen, Ranada Jack/President, Phyllis
Wall/Secretary, not pictured: Janice Payne