The 3/50 Project is a viral Buy Local campaign that sprung from a simple blog post in March 2009, supporting independent, locally owned, “brick and mortar” businesses. By educating consumers about the impact of their spending habits, the Project’s goal is to increase consumer spending in a way that delivers the greatest amount of financial benefit to local community economies.
To read more about the 3/50 Project, including what the message behind ’3/50′ is, visit their website here.
A recent letter to the editor in the Evansville Courier & Press addressed the issue of downtown parking in that city as it relates to economic vitality. The writer went on to say the following in regard to downtown Henderson:
“…I work downtown in the Innovation Pointe building and know first-hand how scarce parking can become. Look to Main Street in Henderson, Ky. for a model. Every time I have been down there, it is busy and most of the businesses are occupied.
They have angular parking and normal-width sidewalks. Someone needs to poll the businesses Downtown for the best solution to increase commerce. I bet that parking is at the top of the list.”
- excerpt from a Letter to the Editor by Brian Broyles in the January 7, 2010 edition of the Evansville Courier & Press
The Downtown Henderson Project will continue accepting ideas tonight and Friday from city and county residents, business owners, students and organizations concerning the future of the central business district.
Tonight, there will be a session from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Henderson County Public Library . And on Friday there will be a session for students at Henderson County High School.
The DHP said it intends to use public comments to help it address issues, develop strategies and envision new opportunities and possibilities for downtown.
The public visioning sessions are part of a larger strategic planning process that the DHP will undertake this fall as it develops plans and activities for next year and several years beyond.
The responses to questions offer insights as to what kinds of businesses might be successful and what should be preserved in the downtown.
These sessions will provide an opportunity to gain the community’s perspective on what the downtown could look like, how it could function, how it might be different or better 10 or 20 years from now.
Diana Whitmore Chairperson of Downtown Henderson Project announces Wednesday, May 13, 2009 low-interest loans for work in Downtown Henderson KY
Hoping to encourage investment and business downtown, the Downtown Henderson Project on Wednesday reintroduced a long-dormant program of low-interest loans and city tax abatements for improvements in the central business district.
Read complete article in Henderson KY newspaper The Gleaner here!
For more information about this loan pool contact the DHP offices at 270.827.0016
Downtown Sandwich Shoppe
Owner: Alan Taylor
230 Second Street
Phone: 270-830-9224
Hours: M-F 10:00-2:00
Dunaway’s Imperial Pharmacy
Owners: Jed Dunaway & Mike Farmer
Address: 110 Third Street
Phone: 270-826-6565
Hours: M-F 9:00-6:00 Sat. 9:00-3:00Fast Print
Owner: Mark Spalding
Address: 309 First Street
Phone: 270-826-5634
Hours: M-F 8:00-5:00gabbi’s Boutique
Owner: Angie Lilly
Address: 137 Second Street
Phone: 270-827-1567
Hours: M-F 10:00-6:00 Sat. 9:00-2:00
The DHP will be featuring several of our members in the
monthly newsletter. We hope that this “Monthly Highlight”
will be a reminder to everyone of the great retail market we
have in Henderson KY.
