What services are free and what services does PDC charge for?
PDC is obligated by its agreement with the Commonwealth to provide certain outreach and preliminary assessment services to any community contemplating a downtown revitalization program. Beyond these initial introductory and community assessment services, PDC must charge a fee for services such as visioning, planning, market area assessment, etc. Members of PDC receive a significant discount for these services. If a community is fortunate enough to be accepted into the Commonwealth’s Main Street Program, the services provided by PDC to the Main Street program participant are free for the duration of the time the community is in the program – normally for five years.
