5/30/14 - The National Main Street Conference last month provided the Howell Downtown Development Authorityâs new director with some fresh ideas. Cathleen Edgerly was in Detroit for the conference from May 18th through the 20th. The event brought together officials from main street organizations around the country to discuss solutions to common problems such as getting funding, finding volunteers, maintaining community involvement, and sharing stories of local success. Edgerly says she will share what she learned from the conference with the DDAâs committees and help form practical projects based around the information. She also attended a specific session focused on saving historic theaters, which she said was of particular interest to Howell with its historic Opera House building. She adds that she was lucky to get to communicate with main street organizers from all over the country representing communities ranging in size from 2,000 to 100,000 people. (TD)
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