Downtown Farmington
Michigan Development
Volunteer information
Main Street Oakland County is a program
instituted by the Oakland County Planning & Economic Development
Services to provide assistance for the downtown revitalization and
preservation.
The program is unique because it is the first time in the nation that
a county has implemented a Main Street program on a countywide basis.
Main Street Oakland County partnered with the National Trust for
Historic Preservation’s National Main Street Center (NMSC) to bring the
program to Oakland County.
In the Fall of 2002 the City of Farmington Downtown Development
Authority was recognized as an official Main Street Community and
entitled to receive three years of technical assistance from
Main
Street Oakland County.
The mission of Main Street Oakland County is to maximize
the economic potential and to preserve the heritage and sense of
place of Oakland County’s historic commercial districts by
encouraging and facilitating the use of the Main Street Four-Point
Approach which emphasizes comprehensive economic development
within the context of historic preservation.
The Four-Point Approach established the following four committees to
set goals and develop strategies to revitalize the downtown:
Organization
Building consensus and cooperation among the
many groups and individuals who have a vital role in the revitalization
process.
Promotion
Marketing the traditional commercial district’s assets to customers,
potential investors, new businesses, local citizens and visitors.
Design
Enhancing the physical appearance of the downtown by rehabilitating
historic buildings, encouraging supportive new construction, developing
sensitive design management systems and long-term planning.
Economic Restructuring
Strengthening the Downtown
Farmington's existing economic base while finding ways
to expand it to meet new opportunities and challenges from outlying
development.
Volunteer for Main Street
The success of the Main Street Program lies in the hands of our
greatest resources, volunteers like you who have stepped forward to make
Downtown Farmington a better place. I thank those volunteers who have
taken time out
of their busy schedules to participate in the Main Street Program. Your
time and service to the Main Street Program is appreciated.
If you would like to take an
active role in your community and contribute to its future, please print
and complete the online
Volunteer Form
and deliver it to the DDA.
Farmington Downtown Development
Authority
33316 Grand River Avenue
Farmington, MI 48336
If you have any questions regarding the Main Street Program, please
contact the
Farmington Downtown Development Authority at 248-473-7276.
To locate the Farmington Downtown Development Authority, click
here
For more information on the Downtown Farmington Master Plan,
click here.
Our
Mission
To
promote and enrich a vigorous downtown business and residential
district while retaining and enhancing our Main Street atmosphere. |
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Annette Knowles, Executive
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Downtown Farmington
33316 Grand River Avenue
Farmington, Michigan 48336
248-473-7276
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