The City of Sanford, a N.C. Main Street community since 1984, is one of 100 towns throughout the United States and Canada selected to participate in “Main Street Matters,” a promotional campaign and competition sponsored by Benjamin Moore during the month of June. The company will provide free paint and painting services to the 20 communities that win the hightest vote totals from a Web-based poll. Each winning community will be able to beautify three downtown city blocks.
Sanford is the only North Carolina city in the competition. To cast a vote in the competition, go to www.paintwhatmatters.com. Select the outline of the state of North Carolina, choose Sanford in the navigation area to the left, and then click on the paint bucket to vote. You can vote every 24 hours on your computer, smart phone or tablet. Voting concludes on June 30.
The N.C. Main Street program assists selected communities across the state in restoring economic vitality to their historic downtowns. Using a comprehensive downtown revitalization process developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Main Street encourages economic development within the context of historic preservation.
This week, the N.C. Main Street program is holding pre-application workshops in Morganton (Wednesday) and Clayton (Thursday) for community leaders and local government officials interested in downtown revitalization and participation in the Main Street program. For further information, contact Liz Parham at (919) 571-4900 or by email at lparham@nccommerce.com