08/11/2026
What the heck is going on on Main Street? And what’s with all the white suits? 👀
No, W***y Wonka hasn’t moved his Oompa Loompas downtown… and despite what you may have heard, we’re pretty sure the Main Café isn’t haunted. 👻😂
What you’re actually seeing is progress!
Today was the pre-bid meeting for the next phase of work at the Main Café. Certified asbestos abatement contractors, our Community Development Director, and the amazing team from Ayers (our Brownfield consulting team), took the opportunity to walk through the building, review what needs to be cleaned up, and get a firsthand look at the asbestos that will need to be safely remediated before renovations can begin.
It may not be the exciting part of a renovation—the part where you see new walls, windows, paint, and finishes—but it’s an important step in getting there.
Projects like this have a lot of work happening behind the scenes that most people never see. Today, some of that behind-the-scenes work was a little more visible on Main Street.
So, no Oompa Loompas. No ghosts. Just contractors, asbestos suits, and another step toward bringing the Main Café back to life.
Progress doesn’t always look pretty… sometimes it wears a white suit!
