Responsibilities of the Downtown Development Coordinator:
The Downtown Development Coordinator is the staff position to the Downtown Boone Development Association (DBDA), and is Boone’s NC Main Street Director. This position works closely with other Town Departments and community partners (Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, Watauga Arts Council, among others) to meet the goals set out in the Main Street Work Plan.
NC Main Street Community
Being an accredited NC Main Street Community means that we work hand in hand in with the NC Main Street and Rural Planning Center and the National Main Street Center to meet rigorous performance standards and achieve meaningful revitalization in our downtown districts. Each year, we work on a Main Street Work Plan that develops our economic positioning statement, mission statement and sets our economic development strategies. We then work through the Main Street 4Point Approach to carry out those strategies.