Downtown Statesville Development Corporation Proposes Social Districts to City Council

The purpose of a Social District is to help create foot traffic and keep people downtown longer by allowing them to grab a glass of wine or cold beer in the afternoon and early evening and visit a few of their favorite shops.  By implementing the Social District, we hope to responsibly bring more vibrant hours to downtown, boost traffic and sales for our retail and restaurants and add an extra incentive to attract new businesses into our district.  Another driving factor is the desire to be competitive with the many surrounding communities who have already taken advantage of the benefits of a social district. DSDC believes that the creation of a Social District will be beneficial in all of these areas.
Further work is being done by DSDC staff and partners to move the social district ordinance process along.