Sykesville's Main Street Recognized Nationally

It’s official: Sykesville’s Main Street Association is making all the right moves, helping to bring the local economy into the future, maintaining historic buildings and strengthening and growing businesses.

For its efforts, Sykesville's Main Street Association has been accredited as a National Main Street Program by the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Main Street Center. 

“We have seen tremendous growth and support over the last years,” Director of Economic Development/Main Street Manager Ivy Wells said in statement.

“Our volunteers have put in over 1500 hours and we have raised nearly $25,000. New businesses will open in 2013 creating jobs and strengthening our economic base." 

With this designation, Sykesville can take advantage of training and other programs offered by the national Center as well as Main Street Maryland.

There are more than 1,200 Main Street communities across the country, and more than 20 others in Maryland. 

In order to obtain the accreditation, Sykesville had to meet several criteria, including: 

• Have broad-based community support for the commercial district revitalization process, with strong support from both the public and private sectors

• Possess and exhibit an historic preservation ethic

• Have an adequate operating budget

• Have a paid professional program manager

• Conduct a program of ongoing training for staff and volunteers

“We congratulate this year’s nationally accredited Main Street programs for meeting our established performance standards,” Valecia Crisafulli, acting director of the National Main Street Center, said in a statement.

“Accredited Main Street programs are meeting the challenges of the downtown in the economy head on and are successfully using a focused, comprehensive revitalization strategy to keep their communities vibrant and sustainable.” 

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