Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced the creation of the Kansas Main Street Affiliate Community Program, an initiative designed to introduce more Kansas communities to the resources and technical assistance offered through Kansas Main Street. The new Affiliate Community Program is a membership-based program that invites representatives from participating communities to attend training and technical service sessions normally reserved for only the 25 designated Main Street program communities in the state.
This allows those communities not involved fully with Main Street to still reap significant benefits from the program. The Kansas Main Street program - originally launched in 1985 - has helped dozens of mostly rural communities work toward ensuring their downtowns remain viable. There are currently 25 designated Kansas Main Street communities in the program.
The cost to become an Affiliate Community is $400. Main Street is a self-help, technical assistance program that targets revitalization and preservation of downtown districts through the development of a comprehensive strategy based on four points: organization, design, promotion, and economic restructuring. Designated cities are eligible for training and technical assistance designed to help them become self-sufficient in downtown revitalization.
