Our Mission Statement:

The Ottawa Main Street Association will promote a
positive image of downtown by preserving our unique
historic character: strengthening our district’s retail and
economic base: and emphasizing downtown as the
center of community activity through a focused program
of organization, design, promotion and economic
restructuring/business enhancement.


Our Vision Statement:

The Ottawa Main Street Association is a non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting a positive image of
downtown while preserving its unique historic
characteristics: strengthening our downtown retail and
economic tax base: and emphasizing the downtown as
the center of the community activity through a focused
program of organization, design, promotion and
business enhancement. By 2014, downtown Ottawa
will continue to renovate the upper floors for
residential/commercial use. Ottawa’s central business
district will remain a hub of shopping and dining
experiences along with social, spiritual, and
entertaining events. This organization will work to
provide a strong program for retaining present
business owners and recruiting new ones. With the
success of the above goals we will be prepared for the
change of Highway 59 to a county road.

President - Cathy Sutton
Vice President - Tracey Wade
Secretary - Judy Foltz
Treasurer - Harold Mayes
Lenni Giacin
Deb Morrow
Nancy Lillie
Ted Ammerman

Ex Officio Members -
Linda Reed - Mayor, City of Ottawa
Tom Weigand - Chamber of Commerce
Kristi Lee - Convention and Visitors Bureau
Maggie Bornholdt - KU SBDC
Leslie Quillen - City of Ottawa

Program Director- Brian S. Dennis