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Meet the Main Street Advisory Committee

Community-led. Locally grounded. Focused on progress.

The Main Street Advisory Committee brings together local leaders, business owners, residents, and partners who care deeply about the future of our Main Street District. Working alongside the City, the committee provides guidance, ideas, and community perspective to support thoughtful revitalization, historic preservation, and economic vitality.

Why an Advisory Committee?

Revitalizing a downtown takes more than projects. It takes people.

The Main Street Advisory Committee exists to ensure that decisions affecting the district are informed by local voices, lived experience, and long-term community goals. Members serve in an advisory role, helping shape priorities, review initiatives, and strengthen connections between businesses, residents, and the City.

The committee does not replace City leadership or staff. Instead, it serves as a collaborative partner, offering insight, accountability, and community perspective.

What We Focus On

  • Economic vitality and small business support
  • Historic preservation and design quality
  • Events, promotions, and placemaking
  • Community engagement and partnerships
  • Long-range visioning for the district

This work aligns with the nationally recognized Main Street Approach, which emphasizes sustainable, locally driven revitalization.

Who We Are

Members of the Main Street Advisory Committee represent a cross-section of the community. This includes business owners, property owners, professionals, residents, and partners who bring a range of perspectives and expertise.

Committee members volunteer their time and serve because they believe in the importance of a vibrant, welcoming, and economically strong Main Street District.

Meet the Committee

Committee members are listed with name and role. Membership reflects a balance of perspectives and community representation.

How We Work

The Advisory Committee meets regularly and operates in accordance with open meeting requirements. Meetings are structured, agenda-driven, and focused on collaboration and transparency.

Input from residents, business owners, and partners is welcomed and encouraged, and committee recommendations help inform program priorities and future initiatives.

Get Involved

Main Street is strongest when the community is engaged.

If you are interested in learning more about the committee, attending a meeting, or getting involved with Main Street initiatives, we invite you to connect with us.
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Main Street America™ has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years. Today it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Roanoke Rapids is a North Carolina Main Street community, designated by the N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center.  Main Street Roanoke Rapids is charged with administering the program at the local level and building public-private partnerships to spur economic development that achieves measurable results such as investment, business growth, and job creation.