Statewide leaders meet in Lyons for Colorado Main Street Managers Summit

Representatives from towns around the state came to Lyons this week to talk about revitalizing downtown districts, and their conversations centered on the small-town charm of their host.

The Colorado Main Street Managers Summit, which brings together representatives of towns across the state to talk about revitalizing downtown districts, is an annual gathering of members of the Colorado Main Street Program. The program is managed by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs and provides funding to the state’s downtown areas.

The group met just a couple of blocks from Lyons’ Main Street, where a new structure could bring a general store and coworking space, according to the town’s planning and building director, Lisa Ritchie. The new building, at the northwest corner of Fourth Avenue and M