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About Downtown Pittsboro
Pittsboro Downtown Advisory Board:
The PDAB is a collaborative group of volunteers whose mission is to foster and promote downtown as a unique and economically viable business, entertainment, social, and cultural center through educational and promotional activities and connects downtown business owners to resources and to each other. The PDAB meets on the first Tuesday of each month from 5:00-6:00pm.
Downtown Advisory Board:
Board Chair:
Kathie Russell
Vice Chair:
Zed Henry
Voting Members:
Eric Andrews | Term Expires June 2025
Robyn Allgood | Term Expires June 2026
Mary Kate Bedell | Term Expires June 2027
Samantha Birchard | Term Expires June 2027
Shannon Plummer | Term Expires June 2026
Heather Johnson | Term Expires June 2026
Chevon Moore | Term Expires June 2025
Zed Henry | Term Expires June 2027
Kathie Russell | Term Expires June 2025
Greg Stafford | Term Expires June 2025
Tiana Thurber | Term Expires June 2026
Ex-Officio Members:
Debbie Andleton | Chatham Economic Development Corporation
Phillip Pappas | Central Carolina Community College Small Business Center
Cindy Poindexter | Chatham Chamber of Commerce
Cindy Schmidt | Chatham County Historical Association
Neha Shah | Pittsboro-Siler City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Waylon Vose | High School Student
As a Main Street America™ Accredited program, Town of Pittsboro is a recognized leading program among the national network of more than 1,200 neighborhoods and communities that share both a commitment to creating high-quality places and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. All Main Street America™ Accredited programs meet a set of National Accreditation Standards of Performance as outlined by Main Street America.
The Town of Pittsboro is a North Carolina Main Street community, designated by the N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center. Town of Pittsboro 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.
Volunteer Spotlight
Zed Henry
"After living all over the South for the past decade, the first time we came to Pittsboro we knew this was our home. The community is welcoming, diverse, and just overall amazing, I am so grateful to be involved."
Tonya Maness
"I love the small town charm of Pittsboro and the eclectic shoppes and businesses that are always welcoming."
Josh Rudy
"I love the variety of things downtown has to offer. I can sit in a park, watch live music, see art, and so much more. I enjoy going out for lunch and dinner, I always bump into people I know, and also making lots of new friends."
Support Opportunities
Hype team coming soon...want to volunteer in the meantime? Please fill out the submission form below or consider applying to serve on the Pittsboro Downtown Advisory Board (PDAB). To apply to serve on the PDAB, go to https://pittsboronc.gov/258/Advisory-Boards
Main Street Program
We Are a Proud NC Main Street Designated Community
The Town of Pittsboro, the Pittsboro Downtown Advisory Board, and volunteers created a work plan for the fiscal year of 2024 to focus efforts on priority projects over the course of the year. The work plan can be viewed on the Town of Pittsboro's website, https://pittsboronc.gov/474/FY-2024-Work-Plan.
Additional information and a schedule of the Pittsboro Downtown Advisory Board's meetings can be found at https://pittsboronc.gov/408/Pittsboro-Downtown-Advisory-Board.
Current Projects
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Pittsboro Pop Up Park
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Painting Crosswalks
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Downtown Pittsboro Hype Team
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Mural Project
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Sculpture Project
North Carolina Main Street Rural Planning Center
The NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center is North Carolina's state coordinating program for Main Street America. The NC Main Street staff are charged by the NC Department of Commerce to facilitate downtown economic development, using the Main Street America Four Point Approach, in designated communities. The Main Street Approach™ is centered around economic development strategies that will transform downtown. These strategies articulate a focused path to revitalizing or strengthening a downtown economy. Designated NC Main Street community's work is organized around the Four Point Approach: Economic Vitality, Design, Promotion, and Organization.
The selection process is competitive. The NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center's Downtown Associate Community is the first step towards the NC Main Street Designation. Communities are selected every other year via a competitive application process. North Carolina municipalities, with an identifiable traditional downtown business district and a certified population under 50,000 are eligible to apply to the Center for services under the Downtown Associate Community program. Selected communities will receive three years of downtown revitalization technical assistance services from the NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center and may have the opportunity to move up to Main Street designation upon successful completion of the program.
Learn More: NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center
The National Main Street Program | Main Street America™
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 o Main Street America™ is a movement. Main Street America has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 40 years. It is the leading voice for
preservation-based economic development and community revitalization across the country. Made up of small towns, mid-sized communities, and urban commercial districts, Main Street America represents the broad diversity that makes this country so unique. Working together, the programs that make up the Main Street America network help to breathe new life into the places people call home.
Main Street America is a mark of distinction. It is a seal, recognizing that participating programs, organizations, and communities are part of a national movement with a proven track record for celebrating community character, preserving local history, and generating impressive economic returns. Since 1980, over 2,000 communities have been part of Main Street, bringing renewed energy and activity to America’s downtowns and commercial districts, securing $61 billion in new investment creating more than 525,000 net new jobs and rehabilitating 251,000 buildings.
Main Street America is a time-tested strategy. Main Street America communities are encouraged to make use of a time-tested approach, known as the Main Street Approach. The Main Street Approach is rooted in a commitment to broad-based community engagement, a holistic understanding of the factors that impact the quality of life in a community, and strategic focus on the core principles of downtown and neighborhood revitalization: Economic Vitality, Design, Promotion, and Organization.
Learn More: Main Street America