Become a part of West Point’s Renaissance on Main

Using the National Main Street Center’s four point plan for downtown revitalization, West Point is looking forward to a new chapter in its history.

• Organization - Working with public and private sector community leaders to develop consensus and coordinate resources to revitalize downtown.
• Promotion - Creating and marketing the image of downtown as a destination through special events, joint sales, and advertising.
• Design - Enhancing the physical appearance of buildings, streetscapes, signage, and public areas.
• Economic Restructuring - Recruiting complimentary businesses, finding adaptive uses for buildings, and working with existing businesses to improve market share.

The goal of the four-point approach developed by the National Main Street Center, a division of the National Trust for Historic Preservation is to encourage downtown revitalization and economic development within the context of historic preservation.

There are many reasons for revitalizing a downtown, but once the process has begun, communities note positive changes such as:

• A renewed confidence in the downtown through an improved image.
• New job opportunities through the attraction of new businesses and strengthened service/retail markets.
• Savings in tax dollars. Revitalization stabilizes and improves the area's tax base, while protecting the investments already made in the downtown.
• A process that enables property owners to maintain historic commercial buildings and preserve an important part of a community's unique heritage.

Benefits of a successful Renaissance/Main Street Program to the community are far-reaching:

RESIDENTS BENEFIT:
Community pride
Improved public spaces
Entertainment opportunities provided through special events
Beauty of restored architecture
Stabilized and improved property values

RETAILERS BENEFIT:
Brochure creation and distribution
Tourism development
Promotion and special events
Business recruitment
Renovation design assistance
Information Source
Joint advertising

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY BENEFIT:
Improved quality of life for employees
Sales tool for industrial recruitment
Sales tool for recruitment of quality employees

PROPERTY OWNERS BENEFIT:
Improved property values
More stable business district
Consistent design standards
Assistance with selling or leasing property

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BENEFIT:
Improved property tax base
Sales tool for economic development

Improved city and county image

Better quality of life for residents and employees

To become a member of West Point Renaissance on Main program. Download and complete this application. 

To volunteer for a committee or for more information contact:
West Point City Hall
502-922-4260 or .