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  • Notes from Town Square: The difference a year makes

    Jennie Melvin, URA and Main Street|Jul 1, 2015

    The Green River URA/Main Street Agency has had a very busy couple of weeks. Flaming Gorge Days was a lot of fun this year. As part of our fundraising efforts, the Organization Committee had a booth at Battle of the Bands and introduced our Original Green River Cheese Steak Sandwiches. They also sold the sandwiches at Evers Park on Friday and Saturday. Our rough estimate is that we sold about 430 sandwiches. I think the Green River Police Department really enjoyed them because we saw several of their faces more than once throughout the weekend....

  • Notes from Town Square: URA/Main Street says thank you

    Jennie Melvin, URA and Main Street|May 13, 2015

    Did you know that prior to 2011 there were two separate boards for the URA and Main Street agencies? The URA focused on design guidelines and reviews for construction within the urban renewal area as well as other planning and revitalization efforts. The Main Street Program focused specifically on the downtown district and creating events to engage the community and raise money for façade renovations. Both programs were complimentary to one another, so in 2011, the Green River City Council decided to combine efforts and create the URA/Main...

  • Notes from Town Square: Main Street helps reinvest in city

    Jennie Melvin, Green River URA and Main Street|Apr 1, 2015

    Did you know that along with the Wyoming Main Street Program, Green River is celebrating 10 years as a Certified Main Street Community? Are you aware that as a result of the efforts of our Main Street Program and volunteers, every dollar that is spent revitalizing the downtown spurs an additional $9.07 reinvestment? Statewide, the overall reinvestment rate is that for every dollar spent, $5.79 is reinvested. The Green River URA/Main Street Agency’s mission is to create a vibrant downtown and riverfront that is attractive and encourages e...