Main Street Atmore Membership Benefits

When you become a Main Street Atmore member, you’re investing directly in the growth, beauty, and future of our community. Members enjoy meaningful benefits designed to support local businesses, enhance downtown, and strengthen community pride.

✔ Visibility & Promotion

• Business spotlight features on Main Street Atmore’s social media platforms

• Inclusion in the Downtown Business Directory

• Priority featuring in Main Street newsletters, campaigns, and marketing efforts

• Opportunity to participate in Main Street promotions, events, and themed shopping days

✔ Networking & Community Connections

• Invitations to member-only mixers, workshops, and networking events

• Opportunities to collaborate with other local businesses and community partners

• Access to regional Main Street Alabama connections and resources

✔ Business Support & Resources

• Access to training sessions, professional development, and small business workshops

• Updates on grant opportunities, façade programs, and funding incentives

• Eligibility for design assistance, including branding guidance, exterior improvement advice, and downtown beautification support

• Support from the Economic Vitality Committee for growth and expansion

✔ Event Participation

• Vendor priority at Main Street festivals, markets, and community events

• Exclusive member discounts on booth fees, sponsorship packages, and promotional opportunities

• Ability to host ribbon cuttings, grand openings, or milestone recognitions through Main Street Atmore

✔ Advocacy & Representation

• A stronger voice in downtown development decisions

• Representation in citywide conversations about infrastructure, ordinances, and revitalization

• Your membership helps ensure downtown remains vibrant, safe, and economically strong

✔ Community Impact

• Your dues directly support beautification projects, public art, small business support, historic preservation, and community events

• You become part of a movement that enriches Atmore's character and strengthens the local economy

10% TAX CREDIT

Preservation tax incentives are a credit that can be taken on your federal income tax amounting to 10% of the cost of the work to renovate historic buildings. www.nps.gov (Choose "Links to Past" and then "Grants & Assistance")

20%

The Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program includes a 20% income tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic, income-producing buildings

25% TAX CREDIT

The 2017 Alabama Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit is a 25% refundable tax credit available for private homeowners and owners of commercial properties who substantially rehabilitate historic properties that are listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and are 60 years old or older. The tax credit provides jobs, increases the tax base, and revitalizes existing buildings and infrastructure, while preserving and rehabilitating Alabama's historic properties.

50% DISABLED ACCESS TAX CREDIT

A tax credit for eligible small businesses that incur expenses to provide access to persons with disabilities. The expenses must be to enable the small business to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. www.irs.gov (Form 8826-IRS)

PROPERTY TAX REDUCTIONS FOR INCOME

Producing Historic Buildings: The Wallace Property Relief Constitutional Amendment allows commercial, rental or industrial property to be assessed at the residential rate if the property is deemed historical. This equals a 50% property tax reduction.