GREEN RIVER — Green River’s URA/Main Street has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center®. Receiving National Main Street Program status is a prestigious achievement and the City is very proud.
Green River’s Director, Jennie Melvin says; “The Board and I are pleased to have received accreditation again this year. Green River’s Main Street program was first recognized back in 2005. We were one of the first communities certified that participated in Wyoming’s small pilot program.” An organization’s performance is annually evaluated by the Wyoming Main Street Program which works in partnership with the National Main Street Center to identify the local organizations that meet ten performance standards.
Established by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1980, the National Main Street Center helps communities of all sizes revitalize their older and historic commercial districts. Patrice Frey, President & CEO of the National Main Street Center explains; “Accredited Main Street programs create vibrant communities by using a comprehensive strategy to preserve their historic character and revitalize their commercial districts, which helps make these great places to work, live, play and visit.”
Over the past few years, Green River’s URA/Main Street Agency has assisted five downtown businesses to complete façade renovations. To help fund additional projects, they will be selling cheese at the Farmer’s Market beginning July 9th 2014. Melvin says; “The Farmer’s Market is a very popular event and we are excited to reach out to the community at our new location on Uinta Drive.”
The Mission of the Green River URA/ Main Street Agency is to create a vibrant downtown and riverfront that is attractive and encourages economic development while preserving the historic character.
-From a press release
