Leaders gathered to create a community development council and an architectural review board. Danville was selected from 15 previously named semi-finalists. Housing Study shows no need for additional rental housing in downtown Danville. Heart of Danville releases reinvestment statistics for the past ten years. Federal grant funds to bury utilities in downtown district.
Visitors observe a sense of pride and vitality that exists in a community with a vibrant downtown.
An economically viable downtown creates more job opportunities for those living in the community and protects and enhances the local tax base. A community's special assets and heritage are identified and nurtured. Preservation of a community's historic past enhances the image of the community and helps to instill a sense of pride in the local citizens. Prospective business and industry clients will look at the vitality of a downtown and the attractiveness of a community.