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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Plainview Main Street Program
CITY OF P LAINVIEW MAIN STREET PROGRAM
R ECEIVES 2021 N ATIONAL M AIN S TREET A CCREDITATION
Plainview, Texas (June 7, 2021) – 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 more than $125,000 in private investment in
downtown during 2020 as well as the beginning of the $2.4 million downtown
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streetscape project. 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 Back: Ranada Jack – President, John Turpen, Tonya Keesee
Photo Front: Jordan Hrbacek – Vice President, Diane Martinez, Phyllis Wall –
Secretary, Carol Terrell, Janis Payne