Eugene Dvornick

Town Manager, Town of Georgetown DE

“The Georgetown (Delaware) East Market Street business district has been struggling for years – vacant buildings, poor signage, and improper maintenance of building exteriors.  Working with Heritage Consulting, Town representatives, and interested citizens, a comprehensive Design Standards document was developed.  

Our focus was clear: making the East Market Street Business Area attractive; creating a sense of place – where people gather and enjoy the downtown; and fostering a “Welcome Home” feeling – for residents and visitors alike.  The final product combined with smart business development, appropriate marketing, quality branding and a welcoming presentation, all work together to maintain the integrity and vitality of our downtown.

Donna and her team were a pleasure to work with and brought extensive knowledge to the process.  This is a first class document and will be used for many years to come.”

Terry Poe Buschkamp

Main Street District Specialist at Iowa Economic Development Authority

"The Iowa Economic Development Authority has contracted with Donna Ann Harris to provide technical assistance on numerous occasions, most recently to develop a new service for one of our Main Street Iowa communities: a Heritage Tourism Assessment for Lansing, Iowa. As always, working with Donna was a positive experience. She is organized and well prepared. Donna earned the confidence of the members of the local community and offered advice that was on target. The assessment report was accurate, thorough, and delivered on-time. I can recommend Ms. Harris as a consultant with complete confidence."

Tina Fiske

Board Member, Barrow Mansion Development Corporation

"The Barrow Mansion Development Corporation was awarded a grant from the New Jersey Historic Trust for a New Jersey Historic Trust Site Management project.The board reached out to Donna Ann Harris from Heritage Consulting Inc. and Dr. Emily Cooperman for help in implementing the grant award. The knowledge and expertise they have shared with the Barrow Mansion Development Corporation has proved to be invaluable! We could not have navigated this process without them! I highly recommend them and feel certain anyone who retains their services will be glad they did. They are a joy to work with and will be missed when this project is finished."

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