Big change is in store for Ohio’s Appalachian region through the $500 million Appalachian Community Grant Program, which aims to revitalize, enhance, and rebuild the economies of 32 Appalachian counties.
Ashland Times Gazette
ASHLAND Mayor Matt Miller has had a vision of a redefined downtown since he first ran for mayor in 2017.
Miller had a plan put in place called the Targeted Action Plan. This would encompass a four-step program to help the city improve, with Main Street Plaza being a tentpole step.
A five-year plan in the making, Main Street Plaza on 80 E. Main St. will open June 12. [We] spent so much time in the planning stage, Miller said. It usually takes years to put together and finalize those resources.
The four-step program starts off with a downtown plaza, something the city lacked; a town square area where the community could gather for events. The project was called Main Street Plaza.