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Clancy: Buda aims to regain Main Street accreditation after state site visit
Summary
The Main Street manager presented findings from a Texas Main Street site visit, described new accreditation standards and scoring, and outlined steps the Buda advisory board can take to return from "affiliated" to "accredited" status.
Clancy, Main Street manager for the City of Buda, summarized a Texas Main Street / Main Street America site visit the city hosted and said the program is on a defined path to restore its prior accredited standing. The presentation condensed several hours of state review and a district walk; staff explained that changes to the national evaluation framework left Buda at "affiliated" status and identified measurable steps to close gaps.
Clancy said the state updated its evaluation framework and the local program must now supply more detailed documentation and meet new training requirements. "Affiliated status isn't bad, it just means we have some things to work on and we're on the road," Clancy said, describing the accreditation scale and threshold that communities must meet. Staff noted the new online reporting tool requires narrative entries across six standards and that a baseline score of roughly '3' is the target for accredited status.
The board discussed practical next steps, including quarterly documentation, a business‑focused survey and in‑person outreach so board members can provide on‑the‑ground evidence for volunteer hours and stakeholder engagement. Staff committed to sharing score summaries and the accreditation submittals with the board so members can identify gaps before the January annual report is submitted.
