Carlee Schulte, Milledgeville Main Street/DDA executive director, has been named president of the Georgia Downtown Association (GDA) Board of Directors for 2018. Schulte previously served as secretary/treasurer of the organization and is currently vice-president.

A proposed housing project in downtown Alpharetta passed a major hurdle Thursday on its way to a final vote before the City Council later this month.

The Tyrone Town Council on Sept. 21 got a look at possible enhancements to the downtown area that stemmed from citizen requests during the recent comprehensive plan update.  Planning and Zoning Director Phillip Trocquet said the town applied to the Georgia Downtown Renaissance Fellowship for assistance after citizen input was received and the update to the town’s Comprehensive Plan was completed earlier in the year.

Downtown business districts in some northwest Georgia cities are getting a facelift, thanks to the University of Georgia and funding from the Lyndhurst Foundation in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The married couple liked what they saw as they sized up the platform extending from the sidewalk outside their craft beer establishment on the Gainesville square.

Gainesville city officials introduced the structure — called a parklet — with a ribbon-cutting Friday outside Downtown Drafts, which is owned and operated by Aimee and Nick Hoecker.

Built in sections from mostly salvaged and repurposed wood, the platform features wooden benches on the corners, chairs and counter where food and drinks can be placed. The non-smoking public seating area also has built in planters.

The city of Fairburn has joined the Georgia Main Street network as an affiliate. The program, which follows the National Main Street Center’s approach to downtown revitalization, is a management strategy helping activate volunteers in breathing life into main streets across America.

 

Downtown Gainesville is about to undergo a $53 million makeover.