Centralia Downtown Association Meeting Tonight - Visionaries Unite!

The first general membership meeting of the NEW Centralia Downtown Association is tonight, Wednesday, September 26, 2007 – 6:30pm at the Historic Train Depot.  The new interim CDA Director is Dan Henderson, owner of the newly rehabilitated Stahl Building on Tower Avenue.  The program will be hosted by Centralia Economic Development Director, Polo Enriquez and Director Dan Henderson. 

The downtown area represents a span of over 100 years of business history. During the past century historic downtown Centralia experienced both good economic times and depressed down times.  Over the years there have been many efforts to unite the business owners and property owners of the Centralia downtown area.  Just as in any small town across America, Centralia has had its share of ‘small town politics’ we have heard (but not been involved in).  In the past many different groups with both common and uncommon goals have been formed over the years.  Difficult economic times and challenging business conditions have forced groups to band together for survival and that has been both a detriment and benefit to the unification of downtown as a whole.

The sails of change have been set and the tide is clearly changing in a positive direction.  The founding of the new CDA represents an era of possibilities for the stake holders in the historic district.  The CDA represents an opportunity for every interested community member to become involved in completing the revitalization of the downtown neighborhood.  It is after all, just that – a neighborhood.