{"id":14272,"date":"2010-10-19T12:56:21","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T16:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=14272"},"modified":"2010-10-19T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2010-10-19T16:56:21","slug":"lt-governor-becky-skillman-welcomes-the-wells-corridor-association-to-indiana-main-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/10\/19\/lt-governor-becky-skillman-welcomes-the-wells-corridor-association-to-indiana-main-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Lt. Governor Becky Skillman Welcomes the Wells Corridor Association to Indiana Main Street"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>Press release from Lt. Governor Becky Skillman&#8217;s office:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lt. Governor Becky Skillman Welcomes the Wells Corridor Association to Indiana Main Street<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(Indianapolis &#8211; October 15, 2010) &#8211; Lt. Governor Becky Skillman announced the Wells Corridor Association in Fort Wayne is joining to the Indiana Main Street program at a Statehouse ceremony last Friday. IMS encourages the revitalization and restoration of downtown areas in Indiana cities and towns.  The program is administered by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Viable downtowns are crucial to the economic health of our state,&#8221; said Lt. Governor Skillman.  &#8220;I&#8217;m pleased to welcome the Wells Corridor Association to Indiana Main Street. The program is creating opportunities for revitalization and restoration, as well as encouraging a favorable environment for businesses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Wells Corridor Association in Fort Wayne will join over 100 other Indiana Main Street Communities dedicated to the revitalization of their downtown areas.  The IMS is founded on a Four Point Approach to downtown development:  organization, design, promotion and economic restructuring. Each of these points represents an aspect of the downtown which is vital in the restoration efforts of the community.<\/p>\n<p>The Wells Corridor Association is actively working to re-establish Wells Street in a pattern that is consistent with the history of this area, which is Fort Wayne&#8217;s second oldest business district.  In 2009, the group worked closely with the City of Fort Wayne to develop corridor zoning, assisted in writing commercial code enforcement, hosted a charette for street improvements, and seven of their businesses have applied for and improved their facades through the city&#8217;s fa\u00c3\u00a7ade program.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana Main Street Program Manager Shae Kmicikewycz stated, &#8220;We are honored to have the Wells Corridor Association as part of the Indiana Main Street family.  They know and understand the importance of a thriving downtown and have community members willing to assist in the revitalization efforts of their downtown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Indiana Main Street, please visit <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/main\/external-weblinks\/68-government\/252-in-main-street\">www.ocra.in.gov\/mainstreet.htm<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fw-redevelopment\/70496.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Jim Irwin, Barry Real Estate, leads a tour of Redevelopment Authority and Commission members around the Parkview Field. Photo taken February 16, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='9fcface70e35bc2f1ee8966614feafe0' data-image-id=\"71\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fw-redevelopment\/70496.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fw-redevelopment\/thumbs\/thumbs_70496.jpg\" data-title=\"Jim Irwin leads a tour of Parkview Field\" data-description=\"Jim Irwin, Barry Real Estate, leads a tour of Redevelopment Authority and Commission members around the Parkview Field. 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Photo taken April 8, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='9fcface70e35bc2f1ee8966614feafe0' data-image-id=\"1375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81643.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81643.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/04\/08: Judi Wire, displays one of the\" data-description=\"Judi Wire, WCBA President, displays one of the &quot;Tin Caps&quot;.  The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  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Photo taken April 8, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='9fcface70e35bc2f1ee8966614feafe0' data-image-id=\"1376\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81663.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81663.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/04\/08: Judi Wire hanging a ball and bat\" data-description=\"Judi Wire, WCBA President, hangs a ball and bat from a light pole along Wells Street.  The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  Photo taken April 8, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/04\/08: Judi Wire hanging a ball and bat\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/04\/08: Judi Wire hanging a ball and bat\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1376\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81663.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81666.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the bat and ball displays by the Wells Corridor Business Association along Wells Street. The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps. Photo taken April 8, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='9fcface70e35bc2f1ee8966614feafe0' data-image-id=\"1377\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81666.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81666.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/04\/08: Bat and Ball\" data-description=\"One of the bat and ball displays by the Wells Corridor Business Association along Wells Street. The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps. 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