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Deana Wright, Manager
270-759-9474
101 South 4th St.
(Union Planters Bank building
downtown, 3rd floor)
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Murray Main Street's success is based on a comprehensive strategy of work carried out in four areas called the “Main Street Four Point Approach”. We tailor our annual work plan and all activities to meet our local needs and opportunities. A carefully planned Main Street program can help shift public perceptions and practices to help sustain the revitalization process. Murray Main Street strives to work rigorously in the following four areas so that our community can realize and experience the benefits of a revitalized and successful downtown. (click on each link for additional information)
Design – Getting downtown into top physical shape by preserving and enhancing its assets.
Economic Restructuring – Strengthening the existing economic base of downtown and finding ways to expand its potential and meet new opportunities and challenges from outlying development.
Organization – Building and operating a program that meets the needs and challenges of downtown revitalization efforts.
Promotion – Creating and bringing events to the central business district. Marketing downtown’s assets to shoppers, investors, new businesses, local citizens, and visitors.
Future plans
Murray Main Street will be focusing on economic development and promotions as now that Streetscape completed. Physical changes are just one aspect of what Murray Main Street does.
Murray Main Street has now turned its focus toward the courthouse and old post office projects. These are both projects receiving funding through Renaissance Kentucky". Currently the courthouse is being updated with new paint, electrical work and new cooper roof on the clock tower and much more. Renovation on the old post office will begin in summer.
We also have several downtown businesses which have been approved for facade projects. Now that the weather is improving, you will see many buildings getting a face-lift.
As part of the economic restructuring plan Murray Main Street is hoping to focus on trying to fill vacant buildings downtown, help businesses with marketing, assist with writing business plans and help create web sites. We want to help them with tools they can use to help grow and expand their business.
We also hope to draw in prominent events to the downtown area. One example of a downtown event which has been well received is the Saturday Market. It helps keep our downtown busy and bustling on Saturday mornings.
Other possible events include outdoor concerts, Christmas activities on the square and of course the July 4th activities. We hope to begin adding more types of activities to try to bring people back downtown.
Another item Murray Main Street has worked on is getting Murray established as a National Register District. We should have office approval by May 2003.
We have plans to expand our Renaissance area. Currently, we are working to identify the areas of downtown Murray for the expansion. We have a one-time opportunity for a Renaissance Boundary expansion which will allow more property owners access to revitalization funding for their building which will in turn increase the value of the property as well as help the vitality of our downtown.
Our goal is to continue to improve the economic climate downtown.
