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New Albany Main Street Manager, Vickie
Duke, Co-Coordinator of Youth Committee,
Missy Russell, and President of Youth Committee
Haley Beryhill receive the Sprit of Main Street
Award at the Annual Awards Banquet in June.
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| 2010 NATIONAL MAIN STREET ACCREDITATION | |
NEW ALBANY MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION
RECEIVES 2010 NATIONAL TRUST MAIN STREET ACCREDITATION
New Albany, MS July – New Albany Main Street Association has been designated as an accredited National Main Street program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Trust Main Street Center. Each year, the National Trust and its partners announce the list of accredited Main Street programs that have built strong revitalization organizations and demonstrate their ability in using the Main Street Four-Point Approach methodology for strengthening their local economy and protecting their historic buildings.
“We congratulate this year’s nationally accredited Main Street programs for meeting our established performance standards,” says Doug Loescher, director of the National Trust Main Street Center. “Accredited Main Street programs are meeting the challenges of the recession head on and are successfully using a focused, comprehensive revitalization strategy to keep their communities vibrant and sustainable.”
The organization’s performance is annually evaluated by Mississippi Main Street Association, which works in partnership with the National Trust Main Street Center to identify the local programs that meet 10 performance standards. These standards set the benchmarks for measuring an individual Main Street program’s application of the Main Street Four-Point Approach to commercial district revitalization. Evaluation criteria determines the communities that are building comprehensive and sustainable revitalization efforts and include standards such as developing a mission, fostering strong public-private partnerships, securing an operating budget, tracking economic progress, and preserving historic buildings. For more information on the national accreditation program, visit www.mainstreet.org/nationalprograms.
New Albany Main Street Association’s mission is “to enhance the culture and quality of life in New Albany through planned revitalization, diversification, and preservation of the downtown historic district and through active community involvement.”
The New Albany Main Street Association enhances the development of tourism and contributes to the progressive growth of the community it serves by initiating and supporting a variety of projects and programs. Fifty-seven net new businesses have opened creating 128 net new jobs and 40 buildings have been improved. Presently, there are nineteen upper floor apartments in the Main Street district. From 1996 to 2009, the private investments total $3,343,245. The public investment is $971,292. For a total of $4,314,537 of public and private investments in the redevelopment of downtown.
Main Street’s recent completion of the downtown hanging baskets positively enhances downtown. Main Street strives to enhance the appearance of downtown with the uplighting project, installation of weatherproof receptacles allowing for uplighting on the crape myrtles year round, the purchase of decorative, pedestrian friendly lighting, attractive trash receptacles, and vivid banners. Main Street’s purchase of twenty-six decorative bridge lights ensures a dramatic entrance to downtown. Main Street also spearheaded the transformation of Cooper Park, which today welcomes visitors and local citizens alike to many activities and special events. Main Street also partners with other community organizations and our activities generate community pride and increase the quality of life.
“It is an honor to receive this accreditation from the National Main Street program for the revitalization success in our community,” says Vickie Duke, New Albany Main Street Manager. “The success of this organization is through the support and volunteers of our community.”
The National Trust for Historic Preservation (www.PreservationNation..org) is a nonprofit membership organization bringing people together to protect, enhance and enjoy the places that matter to them. By saving the places where great moments from history – and the important moments of everyday life – took place, The National Trust for Historic Preservation helps revitalize neighborhoods and communities, spark economic development and promote environmental sustainability. With headquarters in Washington D.C., eight regional and field offices, 29 historic sites, and partner organizations in 50 states, territories, and the District of Columbia, the National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education, advocacy and resources to a national network of people organizations, and local communities committed to saving places, connecting us to our history and collectively shaping the future of America’s stories. Established in 1980, the National Trust Main Street Center helps communities of all sizes revitalize their older and historic commercial districts. Working in more than 2,200 downtowns and urban neighborhoods over the last 30 years, the Main Street program has leveraged more than $48.9 billion in new public and private investments. Participating communities have created 417,919 net new jobs, and 94,176 net new businesses, and rehabilitated more than 214,263 buildings, leveraging an average of $27 in new investment for every dollar spent on their Main Street district revitalization efforts.
| | | | SPIRIT OF MAIN STREET AWARD | |
| Mississippi Main Street Association presents Award for Excellence for Spirit of Main Street Award to New Albany Main Street Youth Committee June 25, 2009. | | | | BEST SPECIAL EVENT | |
| Mississippi Main Street Assocaition presents Award for Excellence for Best Special Event for Trick or Treat Downtown to New Albany Main Street Association on May 16, 2008. | | | | BEST MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE | |
| Mississippi Main Street Association presents Award for Excellence for Best Membership Brochure to New Albany Main Street Association on June 10, 2004. | | | | IMAGE PROMOTION | |
| Mississippi Main Street Association presents Award of Excellence for Image Promotion for "Come See Who We Are" Video and Booklet to New Albany Main Street on June 13, 2002. | | | | MAIN STREET MERCHANT OF THE YEAR | |
| Mississippi Main Street Association presents Award of Excellence for Merchant of the Year to Barbara Tyre, Clothing & Accessories on June 7, 2001. | | | | OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EVENT COMMUNITY PHOTO | |
Mississippi Main Street Association presents Award of Excellence for Outstanding Special Event Community Photo to New Albany Main Street Association on June 7, 2001.
| | | | BEST ORGANIZATION | |
Mississippi Main Street Association presents Award of Excellence for Best Organization to New Albany Main Street Association on June 7, 2001.
| | | | PAUL COGGIN MEMORIAL AWARD | |
| Mississippi Main Street Association presents Paul Coggin Memorial Award to Billy R. Wiseman, Director Emeritus in 1998 for his commitment, time, and enthusiasm he brings to the New Albany Main Street Association. | | | | OUTSTANDING NEWSLETTER | |
| Mississippi Main Street Association presents Award for Excellence for Outstanding Newsletter "The Downtown Crier" to New Albany Main Street Association on November 17, 1998. | | |
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