Accomplishments

	Olde Birmingham
	Business Association

Accomplishments

Wrote and received $609,640 for Derby projects over its eight-year history

Held Charette I to design vision for restored downtown Derby

Held Charette II to assess progress toward revitalization and formulate specific steps

Photograph
by Markanthony Izzo

Applied for and received $500,000 from State for Downtown facade improvements

Held Rivers Initiative Conference I funded by Community Foundation for Greater New Haven to bring national experts to Derby to discuss potential uses of our two rivers

Held Rivers Initiative Conference II in collaboration with Housatonic Valley Association to designate river access points in Seymour, Derby and Ansonia. This was the precursor of the Greenway project presently n design in Derby and already implemented in Oxford.

Photograph
by Markanthony Izzo

Received Neighborhood Grants from The Community Foundation for:

River Kids Program to give Valley children a positive experience with river ecology

Derby gateway signs

Bicycle donation and repair program for needy children

Downtown banners

Summer Saturday Movie Shows

Publication of OBBA newsletter (two grants)

Photograph
by Markanthony Izzo

Held political education sessions with new City officials to inform them about downtown revitalization

Worked with Connecticut Historical Commission to place Derby's Green on National Register of Historic Places

Lobbied to have City apply to become National Main Street Community

Initiated application to have Sterling Opera House named to Save America's Treasures list

Served on committee selecting preferred developer for Downtown revitalization

Initiated and maintain Main Street window decoration project

Held numerous soirees to promote Derby as cultural destination and publicize the existence of the Sterling Opera House