Why is a healthy downtown Marion so important?

• Downtown businesses provide many jobs within the community.
  A strong downtown economic base lowers your taxes by spreading the burden.
• Success attracts success, and an energetic and lively downtown is a magnet for visitors, shoppers and desirable new businesses.
• The city’s tax base increases by taking unoccupied or underutilized spaces and converting them into revenue producers.
• Tourism and visitor related revenue increase.
  Marion’s historic character is preserved through its downtown buildings.
• A healthy downtown provides a central gathering place and destination where people like to meet and bring friends and family.
• Recruiting new employees and their families is easier in a desirable community.
• A vibrant downtown makes the entire city a better place to live, work, play, shop and own property.

Who benefits from a healthy Main Street Marion?

The entire community! A healthy downtown fosters economic growth and civic pride. Downtown is everyone’s neighborhood. In a very real sense Main Street Marion symbolizes a community’s identity and heritage. A healthy Main Street Marion provides a focus on downtown as a center of community life. Every resident and business involvement is needed to keep this city core vigorous.

Your membership benefits

• Affordable community involvement and knowledge that you’ve made a difference.
• Advance notice of promotions, events and member specials.
• Main Street Marion weekly fax newsletter.
• Recognition at all Main Street Events.
  

Thank you for your support! Your membership support helps us host special community building events and preserve our
historic treasures and work with new and existing businesses to maintain a healthy downtown economy.