The Mathews Main Street Committee got an update on Phase 2 of the Main Street Enhancement Project last Thursday from committee chair Bette Dillehay and senior landscape architect Ricky Wiatt of the design and engineering firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin.
During the presentation, which was held at Mathews Memorial Library, Dillehay said the plans created for Phase 2 “fit the vision we’ve had for quite some time.” She said that vision includes “vibrant business and social activities” in an area with historical significance that has become “a center for business, a center for art.”
She harked back to 1994, when the now-defunct Mathews Chamber of Commerce first came up with the idea of creating a more welcoming Main Street.
She said the project looked at traffic patterns, pedestrian patterns, streetscaping and drainage issues, and it was decided that there should be two phases, each beginning at the Food Lion. The first phase improved the south part of Main Street, from the Food Lion to the Ki...