City Scape , Historic Downtown Cookeville

CityScape is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization governed by a 12- to 15-member board of directors. CityScape was created to establish a partnership between public and private sectors dedicated to the revitalization of the Historic Downtown Cookeville business district. As an official Main Street program, CityScape is certified on the state and national levels by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The Main Street Four-Point Approach to Revitalization is a comprehensive, incremental, self-help economic strategy that focuses on developing public-private partnerships to enhance community livability and job creation while maintaining the historic character of the heart of a city's historic Downtown. Main Street programs focus on Downtown historic commercial districts - the businesses, the buildings, and all that affects them.

Mission

The mission of CityScape is to establish a partnership between the public and private sectors dedicated to revitalizing Downtown Cookeville with emphasis on community livability, economic restructuring and historic preservation.

CityScape is one of 24 certified Main Street programs in Tennessee.

The Four-Points Committees and their focuses are as follows:

Design: Preserving and enhancing the visual appearance of the historic Downtown

Economic Restructuring: Strengthening a community's existing economic assets while expanding and diversifying its economic base

Promotion: Communicating a positive image for Downtown

Organization: Building a strong organizational foundation for the Downtown revitalization program

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