Our Town Cooperative, Inc. is the managing organization of the downtown revitalization program in the borough of Canonsburg. Our Mission is to stimulate renewed interest in preserving and invigorating the Business District of Canonsburg while providing support and resources to the community.
Success in this endeavor is dependent upon the creation of partnerships amongst merchants, property owners, civic and government leaders so that all are working toward the common goal of sustainable growth and prosperity.
Working with volunteers, lots of volunteers!, the 4 Point Approach to downtown revitalization is used through Organization, Promotion, Design, and Economic Restructuring. Each of the committees working together is what makes this program a success in any community, together being the key word!
The Committes (Volunteers are needed for all)
- Organization – the Our Town Cooperative governing board of directors which oversees the program.
- Design – The committee oversees the Façade Renovation projects as well as some streetscape elements.
- Promotion – Downtown special events and advertising projects – this is one of the “fun” ones!!
- Economic Restructuring – The go-to committee for economic development in the downtown be it new business’s or expansion projects for existing business’s. This committee also organizes workshops and the like for business owners in the district.
The OTC, Inc. is a designated Main Street Program through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and accredited by the Pennsylvania Downtown Center and the National Trust for Historic Preservation as a National Main Street Program.
For more information on any of the committee’s, feel free to contact our office anytime! Our website is www.downtowncanonsburg.org.
And if you have some free time, we’ll give you a job to do!!
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Thank you Susan, for the opportunity to work with you in getting our message out! Downtown’s across the country are the heart and soul of every community. It takes dedication and community involvement to make a revitalization program work…we are fortunate in the volunteers we do have, but there is still so much work to be done! Call or email us anytime to see just how you can help….
See you downtown!
Nadeen Steffey
Main Street Manager
Article of interest on our downtown mascot Art! Thank you Amanda and the Post Gazette!
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10210/1076029-55.stm