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Main Street reports high festival turnout and awards downtown improvement grants
Summary
Main Street director Amy Byrd told the Fayetteville Board of Mayor and Aldermen that recent events drew substantial out‑of‑county visitors and that the downtown improvement grant awarded funding to 12 property owners from 24 applications, with roughly $185,000 allocated.
Amy Byrd, director of Main Street, told the Fayetteville Board of Mayor and Aldermen at its May meeting that recent downtown events drew large crowds and produced measurable economic activity for the city.
Byrd said the Slower River Festival was “a huge success,” reporting attendance figures the office counted at 11,500 and saying 48% of attendees were from outside Lincoln County. She reported “1.61 total economic impact generating over $80,000 in sales tax revenue,” and said April’s First Saturday event showed a 30% attendance increase compared with the prior year, with…
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