Downtown Farmington
Michigan Development

The program is unique because it is the first time in the nation that a county has implemented a Main Street program on a countywide basis. Main Street Oakland County partnered with the National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center (NMSC) to bring the program to Oakland County.

In the Fall of 2002 the City of Farmington Downtown Development Authority was recognized as an official Main Street Community and entitled to receive three years of technical assistance from
Main Street Oakland County.

The mission of  Main Street Oakland County is to maximize  the economic potential and to preserve the heritage and sense of place of Oakland County's historic commercial districts by encouraging  and facilitating the use of the Main Street Four-Point Approach  which emphasizes comprehensive economic development within the context of historic preservation.

The Four-Point Approach established the following four committees to set goals and develop strategies to revitalize the downtown:

Promotion

Marketing the traditional commercial district's assets to customers, potential investors, new businesses, local citizens and visitors.

Design

Enhancing the physical appearance of the downtown by rehabilitating historic buildings, encouraging supportive new construction, developing sensitive design management systems and long-term planning.

Economic Restructuring

Strengthening the Downtown Farmington's existing economic base while finding ways to expand it to meet new opportunities and challenges from outlying development.

Volunteer for Main Street

The success of the Main Street Program lies in the hands of our greatest resources, volunteers like you who have stepped forward to make Downtown Farmington a better place. I thank those volunteers who have taken time out of their busy schedules to participate in the Main Street Program. Your time and service to the Main Street Program is appreciated.

To locate the Farmington Downtown Development Authority, click here