MERIDIAN —
Meridian Main Street met Thursday to announce what they have in store for downtown in the coming year, and everything from organizing clean-ups to turning local events regional is on their to-do list.
Main Street is a non-profit concerned with all things downtown. Meridian Main Street, which is a part of the national Main Street organization, works to revitalize downtown by organizing events, recruiting and assisting businesses, promoting downtown itself and anything going on within it, and working to keep the downtown area looking nice, among other things.
The group presented its annual report at a meeting that was open to the public, because, as Executive Director John McClure said, "Everyone is a stakeholder in downtown."
The meeting included the unveiling of a sign for the newly named Main Street, which is being added as a secondary name to the portion of Fifth Street that runs from 18th Avenue to 26th Avenue.
MMS has a long list of accomplishments it hopes to achieve in its 2010-2011 year, including small touches, huge undertakings, and everything in between.
On the promotion side, MMS plans to create and implement a marketing campaign for downtown Meridian. They also plan to work with Mississippi Main Street in hopes of expanding Merry Meridian and Meridian Mardi Gras, two of downtown's biggest festivals, into regional events, or creating a new regional Peavey Music Festival.
While working on their larger vision for downtown promotion, MMS will also continue to promote and assist with downtown events like the State Games opening ceremonies, Soule Steam Fest, and the Threefoot Arts Festival.
MMS also has plans for the overall design of downtown and will be reviewing studies of downtown's parking and traffic structure and its overall design guidelines, making recommendations to the city government.
They'll also provide design assistance to businesses downtown, and will keep an inventory of businesses and buildings located downtown. They plan to promote further development of downtown by creating development incentives and starting a business incubator.
They also have plans to improve the Meridian Farmer's Market, promote an "adopt-a-spot" program for upkeep of downtown planters, and begin installing matching benches, trash cans, and other street amenities downtown.
For more information, or to find out how you can participate in or benefit from Meridian Main Street programs, call their office at (601) 693-7480.
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