Georgetown’s Main Street Program

From the Community Impact Newspaper December, 2007...

Almost three years ago, Bev and Don Adam, owners of Sweet Serendipity, purchased a historic building downtown on the square. They had decided it was time their thriving candy business had a storefront. But the previously vacant, 111-year-old building needed work — a lot of work.

The couple took advantage of Georgetown’s Main Street Program. Bev approached the program’s manager, went over her options with the appropriate city groups and experts and applied for Main Street funding.

As a result, the couple received more than $7,000 in matching funds to do the necessary renovations, such as roof repairs, window and trim replacement, adding signage and painting, on their newly acquired building.

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