Main Street Middletown, MD Inc. Recipient of a Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Grant for $44,000 for the Rehabilitation of 19 West Main Street
The grant will help with rehabilitating the former barbershop into a Welcome Center for Middletown.
MIDDLETOWN, Md., July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Main Street Middletown, MD Inc. is a recipient of a Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Grant for $44,000 for the rehabilitation of 19 West Main Street, Middletown, Maryland. Main Street Middletown applied for these funds which support heritage tourism related project and activities that draw visitors and expand economic development and tourism related job creation.
Main Street Middletown Director, Becky Axilbund states "we are proud of this step we are taking as an organization. Rehabilitating 19 West Main Street is important locally, as so many residents have fond memories of not just the building, but the business that Larry Bussard and his father built. Rehabilitating the barbershop into a Welcome Center will once again be a place to welcome folks in through the front door, learn about Middletown, and leave with a smile. Instead of a haircut, we want to provide visitors and residents with information about our downtown businesses, our history, our local events, walking tours, and other fun things to see and do in Middletown and the Valley. On a broader scale, Main Street Middletown is proud of this project because heritage tourism fosters economic development and job creation resulting with Middletown as a better place to live and work."
Main Street Middletown, MD Inc. is a local 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the sense of place, quality of life, and economic vitality of the Middletown Community. Main Street Middletown strives to bring together all aspects of the community - citizens, businesses, and government, as well as county and statewide partners to revitalize, preserve, promote, and support the historic downtown area. To learn more about Main Street Middletown and our programs, projects, and volunteer opportunities, please visit http://www.mainstreetmiddletown.org.
Media Contact
Becky Axilbund, Main Street Middletown, 410-808-2132, [email protected]
SOURCE Main Street Middletown
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