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Belmont Main Street presenters urge volunteer-driven downtown revitalization; Cramerton board discusses advisory committees and social-district pilot
Summary
Owners John and Jennifer Church presented Belmont’s Main Street approach and encouraged volunteer engagement and nonprofit structures to pursue grants. The board discussed forming advisory committees (including a Center Street model) and a pilot social district on Center Street requiring ABC permits and signage.
John and Jennifer Church, developers of Chronicle Mills, presented Belmont’s Main Street revitalization model to the Cramerton Board of Commissioners on July 14, highlighting a four-point approach—organization, promotion, design and economic restructuring—that they said helped Belmont rebuild its downtown.
Jennifer Church described practical components: tracking volunteer hours to demonstrate volunteer value to grantors, prioritizing parking and business retention, using social media to recruit volunteers, and…
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