Downtown is the economic, social, and cultural heart of the community.
While Derry s outlying, more rural areas and open space provide its residents with a sense of rural country and connection with nature, the Downtown is the busy center of services, businesses, and municipal activities of the Town. Preserving the viability of the Downtown as a center of community activity has been and continues to be an important priority for the Town and its citizens. This priority is reflected in a variety of initiatives that have targeted attention and resources to the Downtown over the last several years. During the spring of 1996, Derry undertook a Civic Profile to define the future for the Downtown desired by its citizens, business owners and consumers. Several of the recommended strategies and actions emerging from that event already have come to pass.