Easier and more convenient parking, a new mobile information kiosk to connect patrons to businesses and more free family events are some of the priorities for a nonprofit group tasked with promoting Mesa’s original square mile downtown.
The Downtown Mesa Association was formed in 1985 to help create a thriving downtown in an area from University Drive to Broadway Road and Country Club to Mesa drives. DMA’s efforts include improving the appearance and safety of the area, managing and enforcing the parking and holding events such as Easter Eggstravaganza, Haunting on Main Street and Merry Main Street.
“For about the last five years I have maintained my business’s office in downtown Mesa Centennial Center,” Councilman Rich Adams said at last week’s study session. “I have seen a night and day difference in DMA over the last year or so. So I would say, thank you. It’s very obvious to me as a business operating in downtown Mesa.”…