Our Mission:  To preserve Seneca Community's Historical, Cultural and Quality of Life through the Revitalization and Economic Viability of our Main Street.

The greatest opportunity you’ll enjoy as a Friend of Seneca Downtown Impact is knowing that you are an integral part of the important work that is just getting started on Main Street.  Seneca is Main Street City with the Kansas Department of Commerce. Through their guidance based on the Main Street Four-Point Approach, Organization, Promotion, Economic Restructuring and Design, you will see local revitalization efforts through our first five years. We’re a city on the move....come join the fun! 
 

Seminars:

August 19 and 20, 2010 - Quarterly Training - Coffeyville
October 20, 21, 22, 2010 - Kansas Downtown Symposium & Award Banquet - Hutchinson - Download Information
January 20 and 21, 2011 - Quarterly Training - Ottawa
April 14 and 15, 2011 - Quarterly Training - Seneca
 

IWW:  Any business in the Historic District can apply for Incentives Without Walls (IWW) 0% loan money. As a Main Street city we can apply to the KS Dept of Commerce twice a year in open rounds in February and August. Please contact Linda at 785-336-1313 to set an appointment.  She will write your grant application for you. Seneca won the Kansas Main Street award for $1 Million invested in our Main Street in our first 2 years!  Download Current IWW 2010 Guidelines

SDI Board Members – President: Cathy Holthaus; Vice President: David Huftles ; Secretary: Dean Rial; Treasurer: Jack Willmeth;  Director: Dona Willmeth; Members: Nancy Gafford, Mitch Othmer, Cindy McWilliams, Jolene Holthaus

JOBS Grant - SDI is now expanding its efforts to help businesses outside the Main Street district.  In conjunction with The First National Bank of Seneca, Linda Honeyman, former SDI Executive Director, applied for a Joint Opportunity for Success (JOBS) grant through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka.  SDI is happy to announce that we were awarded this $25,000 grant.  The money will be used as a revolving fund at 0% interest and will be administered through the First National Bank of Seneca and SDI.  Administration guidelines for the use of these funds will be similar to the IWW guidelines.  The SDI board is in the process of developing guidelines.  More information will be available soon.

Prints of the 'Vision' illustration are available at the Seneca Downtown Impact office.