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~~~~eating fh~ <br />Alain Strom <br />,~ <br />Hometown Minnesota, Inc. <br />Homefown Minnesota, inc. is a rlon-profit 501(c)3 <br />organization founded by communities active in the <br />old Minnesota Main Street Program, Hometown <br />Minnesota is an advocate for enhancing ar~d <br />revitalizing the heart of small Minnesota <br />communities, the Main Street business district. <br />Hometown Minnesota promotes sustainable local <br />economic development, community character and <br />local history, and community-based entrepreneurial <br />development. By connecting Minnesota <br />communities with resources, technical assistance, <br />and the organizational experience of other <br />communities; Hometown Minnesota helps <br />communities preserve and restore their downtown <br />districts. <br />Hometown Minnesota workshops are made <br />possible through your Affiliate <br />memberships. <br />Become a Affiliate or <br />renew your membership today. <br />For additional information please contact: <br />Brian Ross <br />Hometown Minnesota, Inc. <br />2634 Vincent Avenue North <br />Minneapolis, MN 55411 <br />612 - 588 - 4904 <br />bross(c~crplanninq.com <br />Hometown Minnesota Workshop <br />April 11, 2008 <br />9:00 am -12:00 pm <br />Owatonna Public Library <br />105 Elm Avenue North <br />Owatonna, Minnesota <br />Let your voice be heard! <br />Recreating Minnesota's Main StreetT'~' Program <br />Do small cities in Minnesota need a source of <br />technical and financial assistance for strengthening <br />their downtowns? Many states have a formal <br />statewide Main Street T"" program that provides <br />such assistance to communities revitalizing their <br />historic downtown areas. Minnesota has not had a <br />formal statewide program for 14 years. Join <br />Hometown Minnesota in Owatonna on <br />Thursday, April 11th (workshop to be repeated <br />in Little Falls on May 23rd), to let us know how a <br />statewide program could help your community. <br />A group of interested organizations and individuals <br />are working to create a new statewide Main <br />Street T^" program. Thom Guzman, Director of the <br />Iowa Downtown Resource Center will describe <br />the benefits and limitations of a statewide program, <br />and Bonnie McDonald, Preservation Alliance of <br />Minnesota, will describe the opportunity for <br />creating a new statewide Minnesota program. <br />The workshop will address questions such as: <br />- Will a statewide program would provide <br />meaningful assistance to local communities? <br />- Does the proposed MN Department of <br />Employment and Economic Development <br />(DEED) funding for downtown revitalization <br />suffice for statewide assistance to small cities? <br />- What do small cities believe are the critical <br />components of a statewide program? <br />Cost: $75.00 per workshop per community <br />Workshops are free to Hometown member <br />communities. Refreshments will be provided. <br />RSVP iGr the apri! 11 `"' Vllarkshop to: <br />Lisa Kran~pitz, fti Ain StrEet Iirector <br />1-~00-423-6465, ikrampiiz@o~rratonna.org <br />