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DGDC and city present Main Street impact; council presses for clearer MOU and nonprofit financial transparency
Summary
The Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation (DGDC) presented volunteer and economic impact figures and a draft MOU. Council members asked for clearer accountability language, annual review, corrected language about MSD fund management, and requested city financial contribution figures.
City downtown development staff and leaders of the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation (DGDC) presented the Main Street program's recent impact and a draft memorandum of understanding for the city's quasi public‑private partnership.
Downtown development staff summarized 10 years of volunteer contributions and impact: 28,701 volunteer hours (an estimated value of roughly $720,657) and dozens of building renovations, new jobs and businesses. DGDC executives said the partnership helped secure a $612,500 Rural Downtown Economic Development grant for stabilizing Goldsboro Union Station and credited the public‑private Main Street structure for making the…
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