Lexington City Manager recognized as NC Main Street Champion
Thirty-three North Carolina Main Street Champions will be recognized for their commitment to downtown revitalization and strong communities in 2021 during a virtual Recognition Ceremony on March 10th 2022. Including this year’s group of honorees, 837 Main Street Champions have been recognized by the N.C. Department of Commerce since 2000.
Lexington City Manager Terra Greene was one of the honorees:
Greene will be honored at Lexington’s March 28th City Council Meeting. “City Manager Terra Greene has been a huge part of Lexington's recent growth. As Lexington’s first female City Manager, Greene has been a strong advocate for and supporter of revitalizing the historic Uptown business community and the neighboring Depot District. By investing in strategic planning and building collaboration among regional, state, and federal partners, Ms. Greene has built upon the vision of making Lexington a City of Choice. In the past year, Ms. Greene’s leadership has been ever-present in her efforts to increase Census participation, keep the community healthy and safe during COVID, invest in small business retention Uptown, and celebrate Juneteenth for the first time as a community and in a COVID-safe manner. “ said the Department of Commerce
“Terra Greene is a true visionary leader and Uptown Lexington is honored to recognize her as its NC Main Street Champion.”
“There are three common elements that are found in successful communities. These elements are asset based economic development strategies, public and private partnerships, and local champions,” said Kenny Flowers, Assistant Secretary of Rural Economic Development at the N.C. Department of Commerce.
“Main Street Champions are the key to success in downtown revitalization. They possess the courage to move downtown forward; they fight for positive change and do that with creativity and innovation; and they actively get things done, while staying focused on the downtown’s economic development strategies,” said Liz Parham, Director of the N.C. Main Street & Rural Planning Center at Commerce.
The 2021 North Carolina Main Street Champions are:
Ronnie Michael - Albemarle
Joel McClosky - Asheboro
Flower Power Volunteers - Belmont
J.C. Vargas - Bessemer City
David Jackson - Boone
Tracy Schmidt - Burlington
Sampson Partners Board of Directors - Clinton
Joseph & Stephanie Wach - Edenton
Pat Nanney - Forest City
Bob & Pat Barker - Fuquay-Varina
Jihan Hodges - Garner
Barbara Hughes - Hendersonville
Dave Leonetti - Hickory
Kenneth J. Pflieger - Kings Mountain
Myra Stone - Laurinburg
Steven & Jamie Stewart - Lenoir
Terra Greene - Lexington
Mike Conley - Marion
Paul & Kristin Thompson - Mooresville
Arts Council of Carteret County - Morehead City
Mark Koziel, Maryann Koziel, & Kris Schum - Morganton
Bryan Grote - Mount Airy
Melanie Morrison - Reidsville
Troy Davis - Rocky Mount
Sherry Clayton - Roxboro
Monte Vega - Rutherfordton
Whitney Wallace Williams - Salisbury
City of Sanford Public Works Department - Sanford
Tara Dunn - Smithfield
Brittany Marlow - Statesville
Nick Fischer - Tryon
Lisa Hayes - Wake Forest
Michael & Mary Sargent - Wilson
