OCRA hosting Main Street 101 training sessions
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The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs is hosting several Main Street 101 training sessions across the state for communities interested in joining its Indiana Main Street downtown revitalization initiative.
Indiana Main Street encourages community-driven revitalizations of downtowns through a structured, collaborative approach that emphasizes both the art and science of redevelopment, focusing on characteristics such as historic structures and primary drivers of the local economy. The effort is affiliated with Main Street America.
“Our Main Street communities are vital to local economic development and sense of place,” OCRA Executive Director Fred Glynn said in a news release. “I encourage any organization committed to community-driven downtown revitalization to sign up for a Main Street 101.”
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The trainings, which also can be helpful to current Main Street board members, volunteers and city officials who want to learn more about the program, will be held at the following dates and locations:
- June 5 – Main Street 101 Training from 4-5:30 p.m. ET – The REES Theatre, 100 N Michigan St, Plymouth, IN 46563
- June 23 – Main Street 101 Training from 4-5:30 p.m. ET – Monroe County Public Library – Ellettsville Branch, 600 W Temperance St, Ellettsville, IN 47429
- July 23 – Main Street 101 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET – Government Center South, South Auditorium- 302 W Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
To register for a Main Street 101 training or to learn more, visit in.gov/ocra/mainstreet.