

What then followed was another town council meeting. Many merchants banded together to plan a peaceful march down Main Street and to start a petition to bring attention to this situation. What followed was a plan devised to save Main Street. When this happened, two-thirds of the people walked out in shock. To everyone’s surprise, the mayor brought the plan to the floor for a vote, and the plan was approved 3-2. After looking at the renderings of the plan, and seeing the changes proposed for Main Street. Fifteen spoke against the plan and three spoke in favor of the plan. Many lined up to oppose the plan, 18 to be exact. The room was full and people were standing in the hallways.

This plan was put together by Benchmark Planning out of Charlotte. It all began with a City council meeting inviting merchants and towns people to weigh in on a new Main Street plan.
