2020 Plan of Work

I. Promotion

• Host approved 2020 MS events
• Create and post content to social media
• Review, evaluate and update MS website as needed
• Publish adopted 2020 Plan of Work on the Main Street website
• Host National Preservation Month event with Newnan-Coweta Historical Society
• Work alongside Keep Newnan Beautiful to Host Smoke Free Litter Free Events
• Disseminate weekly e-newsletters
• Support Placemaking initiatives during events
• Explore updating website design for Mainstreetnewnan.com
• Review and update MS event registration forms and policies
• Create work plans for events using project management software
• Explore options for special district marketing

• Maintain Status as a Georgia Exceptional Main Street Program and membership with National Main Street Center.
• Continue to promote participation within the Main Street Newnan program
• Continue to support the Newnan Placemakers Program
• Maintain & further develop current volunteer internship program
• Assist with the adoption of MS Program 2020 Operational Budget
• Attend monthly DDA Board Meetings
• Continue to develop web-based listservs to encourage new downtown partnerships and information outlets.
• Continue to develop an active web-based downtown business listing, and general event calendar
• Develop and maintain existing partnerships with Newnan Coweta Board of Realtors, Newnan Ambassadors, Newnan Coweta Historical Society, Coweta County, Keep Newnan Beautiful, Newnan Coweta Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Host networking meetings, and program meetings as needed
• Develop event sponsorships
• Update biennial strategic plan for Newnan DDA
• Support partnership with Keep Newnan Beautiful to raise awareness about waste reduction in Downtown Newnan
• Work alongside partners to complete projects outlined in Placemaking Master Plan
  • Pop-ups
  • Districts
  • Guerilla Wayfinding
  • Explore Open Streets

III. Design

• Continue to encourage proper rehabilitation projects by hosting free design review meetings.
• Consider updating commercial design guidelines for district
• Reevaluate the design criteria relevant to the Main Street Newnan Façade Grant Program
  • Reference the Commercial Design Guidelines for Downtown Newnan to compliment the Façade Grant Program.
  • Adhere to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation when reviewing Façade Grant applications.
  • Explore the consideration of back alley access as potential “second facades”.Determine criteria.
• Support Planning and Building departments to encourage sensitive rehabilitation projects
• Support Beautification department during downtown projects
• Support the Downtown Sanitation Program
• Continue to expand the Share with Care program
• Partner with Keep Newnan Beautiful to install additional Pet Waste Stations.
• Encouraging sensitive adaptive reuse and rehabilitation projects by assisting property owners with historic design planning.
  • Assist property owner with determining the date of construction
  • Assist property owner to create an interpretation plan based on the character of the structure and the surrounding district.
  • Providing relevant historic maps of the structure’s location
  • Providing relevant historic photos of the structure
  • Providing relevant historic photos of Downtown Newnan
• Work alongside partners to implement An Alley Reimagined Plan
• Expand Vacant Storefront Program to include partners from the local art community, and incorporate Placemaking projects
• Expand curbside marketing efforts by featuring 4 downtown corners as pilot projects
• Investigate Parklet Program

• Continue dissemination of “The Story of The Week” as a frequent information outlet to share trends in Downtown Development, and Economic Development with business owners and program participants.
• Promote financial incentives that are offered for the redevelopment, revitalization or rehabilitation of downtown properties.
• Investigate opportunities to promote commercial real estate that is for sale or lease downtown.
• Investigate Pop-Up Storefront Program
• Investigate District Naming & Master Plan for NE Corridor pf Downtown Newnan

• Attend Statewide Georgia Downtown Association Conference.
• Attend training required by the Georgia Main Street Program
• Attend other professional developmental opportunities in Economic Development, Placemaking, Historic Preservation and Community Development.
• Consider participation in the Georgia Placemaking Collaborative