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New­berry Main Street Mis­sion Statement

Enhanc­ing a down­town through sound eco­nomic devel­op­ment that pro­motes our future while pre­serv­ing our past.

Florida Main Street vis­its Newberry

The State of Florida Florida Main Street Pro­gram vis­ited the City of New­berry on Tues­day, Octo­ber 10, bring­ing the offi­cial Main Street signs that will sit in front of City Hall and on NW 252nd. Joan Jef­fer­son, Direc­tor of the Florida Main Street Pro­gram, met with city offi­cials and the Main Street Board to dis­cuss how the Main Street Approach can be used to revi­tal­ize down­town New­berry. The day started with the pre­sen­ta­tion of the offi­cial Florida Main Street signs that will soon be placed in promi­nent loca­tions in Newberry’s down­town. New­berry City Man­ager Keith Ashby, Mayor John Glanzer, and Main Street Man­ager Garry Clarke were among those on hand for the pre­sen­ta­tion. Later in the day, cit­i­zens stopped by the New­berry Munic­i­pal Build­ing to learn more about the Main Street Approach and sign up for one of the program’s five committees.

New­berry des­ig­nated a Florida Main Street Com­mu­nity
With an excited del­e­ga­tion from the City of New­berry in atten­dance, the Florida Main Street pro­gram named New­berry as a Main Street com­mu­nity. New­berry was one of only two com­mu­ni­ties to earn this des­ig­na­tion in 2006.

Get involved with your down­town today. Join the Main Street Pro­gram below, or come as a com­mu­nity lis­ten, and join a com­mit­tee. Com­mit­tees are form­ing now, be on the ground floor!

Main Street Com­mit­tees
We need vol­un­teers for all of these com­mit­tees. Have a tal­ent? Have some time? Come down to the meet­ing and work on a com­mit­tee doing what you enjoy.

Orga­ni­za­tion — Through Orga­ni­za­tion activ­i­ties, the orga­ni­za­tion will doc­u­ment a long-term com­mu­nity wide vision for how the down­town area should look, feel and grow. The goal for these orga­ni­za­tion activ­i­ties will be a col­lab­o­ra­tive envi­ron­ment where cit­i­zens, busi­ness own­ers and the local gov­ern­ment area actively and enthu­si­as­ti­cally involved in revi­tal­iza­tion efforts and feel proud to be an impor­tant part of those efforts.

Design- Through Design activ­i­ties, New­berry the orga­ni­za­tion will achieve a con­sis­tent visual mes­sage that high­lights our unique her­itage and his­tory. This involves the pro­tec­tion and preser­va­tion of the his­toric build­ings in the Local Pro­gram Area, as well as ensur­ing that new con­struc­tion is com­ple­men­tary to the his­toric char­ac­ter that is such a valu­able asset to New­berry.
Pro­mo­tion — As part of Pro­mo­tion activ­i­ties, the orga­ni­za­tion will develop a mar­ket­ing strat­egy that is able to com­mu­ni­cate the over­whelm­ing sense of com­mu­nity pride to poten­tial vis­i­tors. In addi­tion, New­berry hopes to increase the num­ber of pub­lic events in the down­town area to fur­ther involve res­i­dents and busi­ness own­ers and cre­ate even stronger com­mu­nity ties

Eco­nomic Restruc­tur­ing — Through Eco­nomic Restruc­tur­ing, the orga­ni­za­tion will use the exist­ing strengths and unique assets of the Down­town area to spur a revi­tal­iza­tion effort that will result in a func­tional, walk­a­ble mixed-use envi­ron­ment. This will include uti­liz­ing second-story floor space for res­i­den­tial or com­mer­cial office uses, recruit­ing a vari­ety of busi­nesses to pro­vide a range of ser­vices in the Local Pro­gram Area, and pro­mot­ing and strength­en­ing the local busi­nesses that are such an inte­gral part of the New­berry community.

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