We wish you
joy, peace and prosperity
for 2014.
May it be your best year yet!
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Missouri Main Street Showcase to Replace Capital Day
Missouri Main Street Showcase will replace the annual Capital Day event for 2014 on January 27. Based upon requests to change the event to reflect the legislators' busy schedules, this new event is meant to educate our legislators on the importance of downtown progress and highlight the accomplishments in our Main Street Communities.
A video showcasing the award winners from the State Main Street Conference this past July will be prominently displayed at the reception of legislators, award winners, community leaders and volunteers along with Main Street staff.
More details will be forthcoming about this event scheduled for January 27 in Jefferson City. Please mark your calendars now!
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Drexel Community Betterment Selected for Participation in Cost-Sharing Grant
Missouri Main Street Connection Inc. (MMSC) is pleased to announce that the Drexel Community Betterment Corporation (DCBC) has been selected in a competitive application process to participate in a cost-sharing grant that provides training and technical services to revitalization programs in Missouri's historic commercial districts.
In February, MMSC staff will visit with DCBC to evaluate the existing downtown conditions and then schedule a series of customized training sessions that will prepare the group to address revitalization needs during the next two years and beyond. The goal of the grant is to develop a sustainable, long-term, organization that can carry out a preservation-based economic development program, using the Main Street 4-Point Approach® to Revitalization.
The City's Board of Aldermen, a number of civic groups, and businesses representing a large base of volunteers have expressed support for DCBC's efforts. The result is expected to be a community-wide effort that will develop a broad-based foundation for growth and continued preservation of historic assets emphasizing the group's motto of "Our Time is Now!"
The grant period is for two years and during that time Drexel will receive on-site training from MMSC to conduct revitalization efforts that will engage the entire community as participant and beneficiary of revitalization. Representatives of DCBC also will attend regional revitalization workshops and conferences conducted by MMSC.
The grant is a 40/60 match, requiring the community to contribute 40% of the cash value of the services, and MMSC to contribute 60%.
As a result of Drexel's successful grant application, DCBC is also designated as an Affiliate in the MMSC Tier Structure, which ranks revitalization progress on standards established by the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main Street Center. Missouri Main Street Connection oversees 29 downtown revitalization programs in Missouri with training and annual accreditation services, and provides revitalization workshops and technical services to 116 other communities in the state.
For more information about the MMSC Affiliate grant program, contact Keith Winge at 816-522-4362 or kwinge@momainstreet.org.
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