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Brainerd Main Street

May Downtown Street Reconstruction Meeting

The goal of a Main Street program for downtown Brainerd is to ensure the long term viability of downtown through strengthened public and private activities and participation. The national Main Street program is a comprehensive commercial district revitalization strategy that has been widely successful in towns and cities nationwide. The four points of Main Street are:

Organization
Promotion
Design
Economic Restructuring

More information about the Main Street four points can be found at www.mainstreet.org.

Emily Roragen is the Brainerd Main Street Coordinator. Please contact her at (218) 822-7126 or email with any questions or concerns.

The City of Brainerd EDA provides financial support for the Main Street coordinator with the balance of the funds raised through private contributions.

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Committees

Brainerd Main Street Committees
These committees work to revitalize Brainerd’s Central Business District which includes the area from the Mississippi River to N 11th Street and from Oak Street to Kingwood Street.

Advisory Committee
Business and property owners, community leaders, and local government representatives work together to give oversight and direction to this new and growing program. Meets monthly.

Promotion Sub-committee
Creates a positive image of the area through advertising, retail promotional activity, special events, and marketing campaigns with the help of business owners, professionals from advertising and marketing fields, and from interested residents. Will meet monthly.

Design Sub-committee
This group works to create an inviting atmosphere in the program area, through attractive window displays, parking areas, building improvements, street furniture, signs, sidewalks, street lights, and landscaping. Focus is also given to improving maintenance practices in the commercial district, enhancing the physical appearance of the commercial district by rehabilitating historic buildings, and encouraging appropriate new construction. Will meet monthly.

Economic Restructuring Sub-committee
A group of volunteers working closely with the Brainerd Lakes Area Development Corporation strives to enhance housing opportunities and actively improve the business mix in the program area through strengthening existing businesses and attracting new ones. Will meet monthly.

Organization Sub-committee
Recruits and develops new leadership in order to stay in close touch with the program’s supporters, meet their needs, and to mobilize a large number of volunteers.

Downtown Reconstruction Taskforce
Gives the City and the contractor for the 2009/2010 downtown street re-construction project input about the community’s concerns and their ideas. They also will work on promoting the construction area and businesses leading up to and during the construction.

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Downtown Street Reconstruction Meeting (May 10, 2007)

Reconstruction Project Information

Meeting Agenda May 10, 2007

Meeting Notes May 10, 2007

Voting on Pros and Cons

Downtown Construction Area

Meeting PowerPoint May 10, 2007

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Minutes

Minutes from June 14, 2006
Minutes from June 28, 2006

Minutes from July 11, 2006
Minutes from August 1, 2006