Braselton recognized at annual state Main Street luncheon

DECATUR - The Town of Braselton was recognized at the annual Georgia Main Street luncheon as one of seventeen communities that are graduating from the Georgia Main Street Start-up Program in 2015 to receive the national designation of a Classic Main Street Community.<br /> <br /> In 2013 the Town was selected, out of twenty-five applicants, to participate in the largest Main Street Start-up class in the history of the Georgia Main Street program. <br /> <br /> Over fourteen months, the town worked closely with the Office of Downtown Development at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to prepare the community, downtown business owners, volunteers and elected officials for the journey ahead. Through downtown development trainings, community visioning sessions and capacity building activities, the newly designated Main Street program is now ready to meet and exceed the guidelines for the ten National Standards for Accreditation as outlined by the National Main Street Center.<br /> <br /> Billy Peppers, director of the Office of Downtown Development reflected that "Each of the communities recognized here today worked hard to earn the distinction of calling themselves a Main Street city. They join an expansive statewide network now comprised of over 100 designated Main Street communities. We know that no matter what challenges lay ahead, each of these cities worked hard to build a solid foundation upon which a successful Main Street program can be built."