For more than 40 years, Main Street America has helped to build economic power in downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts through our signature Main Street Approach™ framework. Founded as the National Main Street Center® in 1980, Main Street America has helped to generate over $101 billion in local reinvestment, rehab 335,000 buildings, create 728,000 new jobs, and start 175,000 new businesses in over 2,000 communities.
Main Street America recognizes two tiers of national designation, Affiliate and Accredited, with Accredited status representing the organization’s top designation tier. Communities receiving Accredited status must demonstrate exceptional performance in six key areas:
- Broad based community commitment to revitalization
- Inclusive leadership and organizational capacity
- Diversified funding and sustainable program operations
- Strategy driven programming
- Preservation based economic development
- Demonstrated impact and results
Over the past several years, Colville Together has continued working to strengthen Historic Downtown Colville through community events, beautification efforts, small business support, volunteer driven projects, public art initiatives, and preservation focused revitalization efforts. Through the Main Street Four Point Approach®, the organization works to support economic vitality while preserving the character and sense of place that make Downtown Colville special.
The Four Point Approach is a framework for community-driven, revitalization focused on Economic Vitality, Promotion, Design and Organization.
Since 1984, the Washington Main Street helps communities revitalize the economy, appearance, and image of their downtown districts using the successful Main Street Approach™, a comprehensive revitalization strategy built around a community’s unique heritage and attributes. Washington Main Street is a program of the Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation, managed under contract by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation.
Affiliates are organizations or municipalities that are interested in the Main Street Approach and see benefit to being connected to the Washington State Main Street network. Main Street Communities have met a number of organizational development criteria and are already using the Main Street Approach as a model for their downtown revitalization initiatives.
Designated Washington Main Street Communities are eligible for the Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program. This program provides a Business & Occupation (B&O) or Public Utility tax (PUT) credit of 75% for private contributions given to eligible downtown organizations.
Colville Together is a designated Washington Main Street Community.
Being a part of the state organization gives us the opportunity for tax credits, grants and incentive for property owners and the downtown. Being a part of Washington Main Street Program will bring state monies here to our community through the Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program.