Presque Isle Downtown Revitalization
Welcome to Downtown Presque Isle, Maine
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The Presque Isle Downtown Revitalization Committee (PIDRC) is our community program for improving and maintaining the heart of our city. It is a volunteer-driven organization working to revitalize downtown Presque Isle. PIDRC has adopted the National Main Street USA 4-Point Model.
PIDRC partners with businesses, as well as civic and professional, individuals and educational organizations. The revitalization of downtown Presque Isle is important and something in which everyone, not just the committee, can participate. The future of our city’s downtown area holds much excitement and we need your support. We cordially invite you to join us.
Save the Date! The 2nd Annual Aroostook Women’s XC Ski Day, a benefit for the Battered Women’s Project, is just around the corner on February 1, 2009. Please mark your calendar and click here for details.
About PIDRC
Vision
The Downtown Revitalization Committee is a community-based organization that works to preserve and advance Presque Isle’s historical heritage by emphasizing economic vitality of the downtown district, keeping the downtown and surrounding area economically viable and attractive, and maintaining the wonderful quality of life that exists.
Mission
It is our mission to encourage our community to preserve and reinvest in the economic, aesthetic, and cultural future of Presque Isle by promoting viability and vitality of the downtown.
Officers, 2009:
Cathy Beaulieu, Chair
Billie Brodsky, Vice Chair
Rachel Rice, Secretary
Luke Rossignol, Treasurer
Board of Directors, 2009:
Cathy Beaulieu
Virginia Joles
Rachel Rice
Craig Green
Billie Brodsky
Gretchen Morse
Community Involvement
In the spring of 2006, an energetic group of businesspeople and residents banded together to revitalize the warm and welcoming atmosphere of Downtown Presque Isle. We are making progress. Some of the highlights of our accomplishments include:
Brought back and increased the number of Flower Buckets on Main Street in the Summer
Returned benches and trash receptacles
Collaborative effort with the City of Presque Isle, University of Maine at Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College and SAD 1 resulting in the city’s first Mural, located next to the Key Bank Building on Main Street
Collaborative effort with the University of Maine at Presque Isle and the Crown of Maine Balloon Fest for StreetFair 2008, a very successful, first-time event held on Main Street
Partnered with Presque Isle Area Chamber of Commerce as Hosts of Happy Hour Social held at Café Sorpreso
Press & Media
January 1, 2009
PIDRC seeks marketing firm to establish Downtown brand identity
The Presque Isle Downtown Revitalization Committee is seeking a marketing firm to develop a logo and tagline for Downtown Presque Isle. Incorporating the theme of “The Star City,” usage of the logo and tagline will be widespread, serving as a visual representation and symbol of recognition for area residents, business owners and the public.
September 29, 2008
New mural featuring Star City educational institutions unveiled in downtown Presque Isle: A first-of-its-kind project to be undertaken through Presque Isle’s initiative to breathe new life and a new look to the downtown was unveiled at a celebration held in the center of the city today.
September 10, 2008
Chamber, Downtown Revitalization Committee thrilled with success of StreetFair 2008
If you were in downtown Presque Isle on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 23 during the Crown of Maine Balloon Festival, you may have noticed the hundreds of people feasting and dancing on Main Street.