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Our Vision

Nestled in the scenic Sandhills, downtown Aberdeen is the hub for unique boutique dining, shopping, and cultural experiences. Serving as the center for community engagement, downtown is the dynamic destination for leisure and learning. (Adopted by DAAB 26 Nov 2024)

Mission

To revitalize downtown Aberdeen as a dynamic destination that reflects its rich heritage through engaging dining, shopping, and cultural experiences. By embracing the Main Street America™ framework, we seek to foster genuine small-town connections, drive economic growth, and make downtown the center of leisure, learning, and community togetherness.(Adopted by DAAB 25 Mar 2025)

Implementation Strategy

 The town of Aberdeen is a designated NC Main Street community that uses the National Main Street Center’s Four-Point Approach® which includes: organization, promotion, design and economic development to implement a downtown revitalization initiative.

Transformation Strategies

STRATEGY #1: Downtown Aberdeen is a welcoming destination for dining and shopping experiences.

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STRATEGY #2: Downtown Aberdeen is the center of community and cultural engagement.

Want to Get Involved?

Email the Downtown Planner at aberdeen.planning@townofaberdeen.net and request a meeting to learn more about the NC Main Street Program, Downtown Aberdeen Advisory Board (DAAB), and ways you can serve or support ongoing and future revitalization initiatives.

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To apply, complete the application below and email to aberdeen.planning@townofaberdeen.net.

~ Meet Your Downtown Aberdeen Advisory Board (DAAB) ~

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Downtown Planner | NC Main Street Program

Lindy Lamielle (Lindy)

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DAAB Chair - Economic Vitality Committee Lead

Holly Bell (Holly)

Post 2 - Downtown Stakeholder

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DAAB Vice Chair - Promotion Committee Lead

Leslie Habets (Leslie)

Post 4 - Downtown Stakeholder

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DAAB Member - Design Committee Lead

Nathan Lonnen (Nate)

Post 5 - At-Large

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DAAB Member

DJ Lipscomb (DJ)

Post 1 - Town Stakeholder

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DAAB Member

Leslie Atkinson (Leslie)

Post 3 - Downtown Stakeholder

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DAAB Member

Wayne Fraser

Post 6 - At-Large

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DAAB Member

Jerry Palmer

Post 7 - Town Stakeholder

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DAAB Alternate Member

Ashley Campbell (Ashley)

Alternate 1 - Downtown Stakeholder

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DAAB Alternate 

VACANT 

Alternate 2 - At-Large

Downtown Aberdeen, NC  | 124 N Poplar St. | PO BOX 785 Aberdeen, NC 28315 | aberdeen.planning@townofaberdeen.net  |  910.944.4506

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Main Street America™ has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years. Today it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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The Town of Aberdeen is a North Carolina Main Street Community, designated by the NC Department of Commerce and Main Street & Rural Planning Center. Downtown Aberdeen is charged with administering the program at the local level and building a public-private partnership to spur economic development that achieves measurable results such as investment, business growth, and job creation.  

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