The Downtown Aberdeen Advisory Board (DAAB) has three positions open for one regular and two alternate seats.
The board meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at the Aberdeen Town Hall.
Five members must be downtown stakeholders and two are non-stakeholders. A downtown stakeholder is any party who owns property within the Central Business District, representative of any business addressed in the Central Business District, or a permanent resident of the Central Business District.
The purpose of the board is to advise and assist the downtown administrator with developing annual comprehensive strategic work plans; advise, deliberate, and make recommendations to the board of commissioners to help facilitate the implementation of Downtown Streetscape Masterplan; serve to support economic development efforts and the marketing and promotion of downtown; identify appropriate uses for downtown and identify developers/investors for downtown development; recommend policy to the board of commissioners for the continued development and sustainability of downtown; develop financial tools for downtown development; promote and facilitate the improvement of downtown infrastructure; promote and facilitate a program to assist in business retention in the downtown; promote and facilitate a marketing program to increase sales, visitors, and awareness of downtown; provide the board of commissioners with representative community participation in preparing and implementing plans and reports concerning development of downtown; promote, facilitate, and act as liaison to catalytic developments significantly affecting the downtown area; promote and support downtown as a special event location; and encourage the historic preservation, protection, and use of Aberdeen’s downtown area.
If you are interested in serving on the DAAB or for more information, contact Planner Christian Haas at [email protected] or 910-944-4506.
