Downtown Denville Re-organization Meeting
When: Thursday 7pm, 1/15/26
Where: Metro Elite Group, 1 Broadway, Suite 203, Denville NJ
WE NEED YOUR HELP !
What will we be discussing?
We are governed by the Open Public Meetings Act so we have logistical formats that we need to abide by but always have an open public portion and areas for participation.
New Board Members
We’ll be welcoming our newly elected Board Members, Alex Castro (Metro Elite Group) and Carolyn Healy (Resident) and have some required items such as selecting our board positions, committee chairs, etc…
Plans for 2026
As part of Main Street America, We operate with 4 key areas of focus and subcomittees that help those iniatiaves. We are also looking for business and property owners to join these committees and help.
DESIGN – This is to contiue to work on the overall experience of the downtown including beautification improvements, visual attractions, access and more.
Past Successes: Facade Grant, Bloomfield Lot Walkway, Park at the Point
2026 Priorities: pop-up displays/outdoor spaces, More Attractions for Photo moments, etc…
PROMOTIONS – a big initaitive and committee dedicated to marketing, PR, events and more.
Past Successes: Our huge social media reach and following, Continually featured in major press outlets as best downtown in area, county, NJ and more. Last year’s Fall Fest was a new event that attracted thousands and didn’t disrupt downtown flow on a Sunday
2026 Priorities: creating materials about the district/organization for new businesses, business support, website, re-imaging the Holiday season and events that are less disruptive to businesses (not closing streets, etc…)
ORGANIZATIONAL – This focuses on getting more people involved, business networking, fundraising and more.
Past Successes: secured Placer.AI data to gain valuable consumer insights, re-instituted more quarterly sessions for businesses
2026 Priorities: providing businesses more data intelligence about foot traffic, shopping habits in the district, creating more business networking events, more sessions to help navigate the township, county and state regulations
Why we need you?
We want more of our businesses involved to:
- Chair committees
- Share ideas, tie-ins, collaborations
- Created networking opportunities, etc..
We hope to see you Thursday and thanks to Metro Elite Group for providing the meeting space.
