BECOMING CLARENCE MAIN STREET!
CLARENCE
COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
SPECIAL ISSUE 2017
Sharing Clarence News Since 2006
The Future Looks Bright
What began as an idea in January, has blossomed into a community
movement in Clarence. After diligently touring many of the historic down-
town buildings in search of usable business space, members of the Clar-
ence Area Economic Development Group realized the time was now to
make a change in downtown Clarence. The buildings are at a critical
juncture and action is needed NOW to save them, and to save the history
and future business prospects they represent.
The next step led to the investigation of the Main Street Iowa program as
a potential framework within which to achieve these goals. Beyond the
financial incentives, abounding technical and design assistance and pro-
fessional support, Main Street Iowa has developed a network within their
Main Street communities that is unmatched in the United States. After
touring several Main Street Iowa communities, the CAEDG was convinced
this was the program that could save the Clarence business district and
develop the needed framework for local success and reinvestment.
“Universally Main Street is
the economic engine and the
heart of every community. It
tells us who we are, who we
were, and how the past has
shaped us. It defines our
culture and identity.”
- Deborah Feller
This special issue of the Clarence Community Newsletter lays out many of
the benefits of the Main Street program, as well as the efforts undertaken
thus far to keep the tremendous community momentum rolling ahead!
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