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Current Business Information

2010 Downtown Banner Program

Help us beautify our downtown, promote our brand and advertise your business! Click HERE for the 2010-11 Downtown Banner Program brochure.  

City of Batavia Announces New Downtown Improvement Grant!

The City of Batavia has widened the scope of the sprinkler grant to include interior rehabilitation of buildings in the historic district of downtown Batavia.  The grants are on a rolling basis (no deadlines) and are matched 50/50 with a minimum of $2,500 for each project and maximum of $25,000.  Click HERE for the link to the City of Batavia web site to get your grant application.  Contact the MainStreet office at (630) 761-3528 for assistance if you need it.  We are happy to help you make your renovation dollars go further and give input to your project if requested.

"How and Why Batavia?" Handbook is a Great Business Reference
Information at your fingertips about critical contacts, do's and don'ts, interior and exterior remodeling and improvement guidelines, marketing contacts and forms are all available. Part 1 may be downloaded (.pdf) HERE and Part 2 (contacts, applications and forms) may be downloaded HERE.

Ready to Move Your Business Online Inexpensively?

Download our new manual HERE, "Putting Your Business on the Internet - Low Cost Methods to Get on the Web" by MainStreet volunteer Kevin Moriarity of Yoopersoft, Inc. in partnership with Batavia MainStreet.

Historic Preservation Design Guidelines
Download the new City of Batavia Historic Preservation Design Guidelines HERE.  Make sure you read and understand them BEFORE you do work to your building.  Contact the City Community Development office at (630) 484-2000 if you have questions.

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Use the Downtown Brand!
Contact the MainStreet office to get a CD of the new downtown brand images that you can use to create products or merchandise. There is no charge for the images, but you will need to report back quarterly sales so we can track the economic impact.  Call the office or email britta@downtownbatavia.com to get started today.

Download a copy of the most recent MainStreet Quarterly newsletter

Click HERE to download a .pdf of the winter 2010 MainStreet Quarterly newsletter.

Bob Pepper


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Contact Us
(630) 761-3528
4 1/2 W Wilson St
Batavia, IL  60510
Britta McKenna, Executive Director,  britta@downtownbatavia.com
Sue Fricano, Asst. to Director, sue@downtownbatavia.com

Batavia MainStreet Board of Directors click HERE











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Batavia MainStreet Spring Gala

Saturday March 13, 2010

Invitation to event HERE

RSVP to event HERE
All are welcome to attend!
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