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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 Contact: Carson Chandler, (407) 246 - 2822
              Heather Allebaugh, (407) 246 - 3423
             
                       
 

Workshops Seek Public Input to Guide
the Orlando “Main Street” Program
 

WHAT: During this year's State of Downtown address, Mayor Buddy Dyer announced Orlando was accepted as the only urban citywide Main Street Program in the Southeast. This program gives neighborhoods a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining residents and vibrant businesses and offers business revitalization support to local commercial districts.

The underlying premise of the Main Street approach is to encourage economic development within the context of neighborhood preservation. The activities of the Orlando Main Street Program, therefore, must be directed by a local organization made up of stakeholders whose primary goal is the long-term revitalization of the commercial district.

The City is offering seven workshops to explain how residents and business owners can take part in the Main Street program.

 
Date
 		 Day Time Location Address
11/27 Tues 7:30a-9a Mennello Museum 900 East Princeton St.
    3p-5p Orange County Library - Southeast Branch 5575 S. Semoran Blvd.
    6p-8p Dr. James R. Smith Neighborhood Center 1723 Bruton Blvd.
         
11/28 Wed 7:30a-9a John H. Jackson Community Center 1002 W. Carter St.
    3p-5p Engelwood Neighborhood Center 6123 LaCosta Dr.
    6p-8p City Hall, 9th Floor Overlook Room 400 S. Orange Ave.
         
11/29 Thurs 7:30a-9a Colonialtown Neighborhood Center 1517 Lake Highland Dr.




 

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