FAQ's

The National Main Street Center defines the Approach as being centered around Transformation Strategies. A Transformation Strategy articulates a focused, deliberate path to revitalizing or strengthening a downtown or commercial district’s economy. A program’s work on Transformation Strategies should be organized around the Four Points: Economic Vitality, Design, Promotion, and Organization.

Main Street Oakland County (MSOC) is our unique economic development program for downtowns, with a historic preservation philosophy and an emphasis on "sense of place." We help local government develop their downtowns as vibrant, successful districts that serve as the heart of their communities.

Mission: The Ortonville DDA is dedicated to promoting economic revitalization, supporting local businesses, and preserving the natural and historic heritage of the Village of Ortonville by using the 4-point Main Street Approach.

Vision: The Ortonville DDA is a group of volunteers who are highly engaged, dedicated, and driven. We work with our community members and provide resources and tools to help them succeed in improving the quality of life in our downtown. We collaborate with others to preserve our character, natural resources and history, while creating beautiful gathering spaces for families, friends, and neighbors to come together in to create memories. We help build successful businesses that thrive, enhance our downtown, and provide interest to our already quaint village. Our focus is on creating a strong, vibrant, high quality downtown area that serves the needs and desires of our community.

The DDA Board of Directors includes business owners, property owners, residents and liaison members from the Village Council, and community groups. Visit our DDA Board or Committee page to see a list of volunteers.

The DDA Staff consists of our Executive Director, Matt Jenkins. Matt can be reached at director@ortonvilledda.org or by phone 248-627-8070.

The DDA is funded through Tax-Increment Financing (TIF). This means that taxes paid within the DDA District are re-invested in the district annually. The DDA supplements its budget with sponsorships from local businesses and community groups as well as grant funds for specific projects/initiatives.

DDA Board Meetings are held at the Village of Ortonville Conference Room, 476 Mill Street, Ortonville MI 48462. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held on a rotating basis on the third Monday at 7:30am or the third Tuesday at 6:30pm. Meetings are open to the public and we encourage all interested persons to attend.

DDA Committee Meetings are held throughout the month. Day, time and location are determined by each committee. Contact Matt Jenkins at director@ortonvilledda.org or by phone 248-627-8070 for dates and times of our next committee meetings.

You can attend a board meeting to learn more about what we are doing. You can attend committee meetings to hear about what each is doing. Or you can sit down with other volunteers to hear about the organization and decide if it is right for you. Anyone interested in becoming involved with the Ortonville DDA, as a board, committee or project volunteer, please contact Matt Jenkins at director@ortonvilledda.org or by phone 248-627-8070 .