Downtown Development Authority
The Suwanee Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is a seven-member board of directors appointed by City Council to serve as advocates and advisors to the City on issues related to downtown Suwanee.
The DDA's mission is to strengthen the economic viability of downtown Suwanee through economic development, aesthetic improvements, historic preservation, and promotion and image-building efforts. Its goal is to create and sustain a vibrant downtown in the heart of Suwanee. Its focus and planning are long-term in nature.
The DDA is a hybrid agency - neither wholly a public agency nor wholly a private corportation - enacted by municipal government and authorized by state law. It provides centralized leadership, a forum for all stakeholders, and opportunities for public/private partnerships committed to downtown revitalization.
The Suwanee DDA works to attract business and investment to the downtown area, markets available properties, and provides technical support to existing businesses. It provides incentives for reinvestment by property owners through its Facade Improvement Grant Program. The DDA owns the historic Peirce's Corner building on Main Street. The DDA's efforts help build a strong sense of community as well as to preserve the history and character of Old Town and to integrate it with Town Center and surrounding neighborhoods.
Suwanee is certified as a Main Street community by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Georgia's Department of Community Affairs. The Main Street program is a comprehensive, incremental approach to downtown redevelopment; the DDA oversees its implementation in Suwanee.
The Downtown Development Authority typically meets at 7:30 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at City Hall, 330 Town Center Avenue.
Staff contact for the Downtown Development Authority is Alison Nalley Starnes, the Downtown & Business Development Manager for the city of Suwanee.
The DDA's mission is to strengthen the economic viability of downtown Suwanee through economic development, aesthetic improvements, historic preservation, and promotion and image-building efforts. Its goal is to create and sustain a vibrant downtown in the heart of Suwanee. Its focus and planning are long-term in nature.
The DDA is a hybrid agency - neither wholly a public agency nor wholly a private corportation - enacted by municipal government and authorized by state law. It provides centralized leadership, a forum for all stakeholders, and opportunities for public/private partnerships committed to downtown revitalization.
The Suwanee DDA works to attract business and investment to the downtown area, markets available properties, and provides technical support to existing businesses. It provides incentives for reinvestment by property owners through its Facade Improvement Grant Program. The DDA owns the historic Peirce's Corner building on Main Street. The DDA's efforts help build a strong sense of community as well as to preserve the history and character of Old Town and to integrate it with Town Center and surrounding neighborhoods.
Suwanee is certified as a Main Street community by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Georgia's Department of Community Affairs. The Main Street program is a comprehensive, incremental approach to downtown redevelopment; the DDA oversees its implementation in Suwanee.
The Downtown Development Authority typically meets at 7:30 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at City Hall, 330 Town Center Avenue.
Staff contact for the Downtown Development Authority is Alison Nalley Starnes, the Downtown & Business Development Manager for the city of Suwanee.
