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The Wrightsville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce is organized for the purpose of
advancing the commercial, agricultural, industrial, civic and general interests of the
City of Wrightsville, Johnson County, Georgia and its trade area.
Charlene K. Milligan serves as Executive
Secretary of the Wrightsville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce and has worked
in that capacity since July of 1999. The Chamber
office is located at 6745 East College Street, in the historic Wrightsville
Depot, and is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
For information, contact The Wrightsville-Johnson County Chamber of
Commerce at:
P.O. Box 94
Wrightsville, GA 31096
Phone: 478-864-7200
Fax: 478-864-7200
E-mail:
commerce@wrightsville-johnsoncounty.com
About The
Wrightsville Better Hometown Program
“…economic development through downtown revitalization,
heritage preservation and restoring a sense of place”
The
Georgia Department of Community Affairs' Office of Downtown Development (ODD)
coordinates the
Georgia Main Street
and Better Hometown programs The
Classic Main Street Program and the Better Hometown Program (Georgia’s small-town Main Street Program)
are self-help community development
programs designed to improve a downtown’s quality of life. Each designated
city receives technical assistance and resources, which assist the local
community in their efforts to build a stronger local economy through
revitalization of the downtown area.
Assistance provided by the Office of
Downtown Development emphasizes community-based, self-help efforts grounded in
the principles of professional, comprehensive management of core commercial
districts. Communities are expected to work within the context of historic
preservation and the
National
Main
Street
Center
's Four-point Approach to Downtown Revitalization™: Organization, Design,
Economic Restructuring and Promotion. As of 2007, over one hundred cities have
joined these programs. Wrightsville, Georgia, was designated a Better Hometown
Community in 1999, and as all member communities, must undergo a strict
annual program assessment each year in order to retain their Better Hometown
status.
Wrightsville’s Better
Hometown Office is located in the historic W & T Train Depot on East College Street
in Wrightsville. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9
a.m. until 2 p.m. Mary Ann Norris is the Better Hometown Program Manager and may
be reached at 478-864-0048 or at
hometown@wrightsville-johnsoncounty.com
Better Hometown of Wrightsville's mailing address is P.O. Box 94, Wrightsville,
GA 31096
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