"Historic Preservation Commission and Façade Updates" Featured at April 15th Downtown@Daybreak
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Batavia, IL: Batavia MainStreet invites the Batavia community to its upcoming morning networking coffee at 7:30 a.m. on Friday April 15th at the Fox Grill. The topic is “Historic Preservation Commission and Façade Program Updates” presented by Steve Vasilion from the Historic Preservation Commission. The presentation will highlight the current status of the Commission and give information about the upcoming June 1st deadline for the City of Batavia façade improvement matching grant program. Applications for the City of Batavia façade program will be available for interested business or property owners.

“Downtown@Daybreak” is held monthly the third Fridays of each month at 7:30 a.m. at the Fox Grill (35 N. Water Street). A different topic will be featured each month to inform and benefit downtown businesses, property owners, volunteers and interested citizens. There is no fee to attend the gatherings and no RSVP required. These morning gatherings feature a social and networking time from 7:30 a.m. – 7:55 a.m. with coffee and rolls available for $2.00 per person, followed by Batavia MainStreet announcements at 7:55 a.m., a 20-minute program from 8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. and questions and answers from 8:20 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. May’s “Downtown@Daybreak” gathering will be held on Friday May 20th at 7:30 a.m. at the Fox Grill.

The Batavia MainStreet Program is one of 58 not-for-profit, community based organizations in the state of Illinois. The mission of Batavia MainStreet is to enhance the identity of Batavia’s downtown area as the heart of our community. MainStreet members work through the four points: Design, Economic Restructuring, Organization and Promotion to improve the downtown district. MainStreet volunteers believe the revitalization of Downtown Batavia is essential to our community’s sense of pride, place, and heritage for this and future generations.

For more information Batavia MainStreet or to volunteer, please contact Britta McKenna at (630) 761-3528 or email britta@downtownbatavia.com.