Downtown Development Authority

The Downtown Development Authority is a volunteer organization with overall responsibility for the Toccoa Main Street Program. The DDA was created in 1981 by state law with a seven-member board of directors and was reactivated in 1990. Directors are appointed by the City Commission and four of them must be downtown business owners.

The DDA provides advocacy and support for program efforts to:

• Provide public education on downtown’s value to the community and its place in the city’s heritage
• Stimulate downtown economic activity through focused recruitment and support of existing businesses
• Focus attention on downtown’s assets through joint marketing and by linking downtown activities with other community activities
• Recruit volunteers for downtown redevelopment and coordinate their efforts.

The DDA meets the second Friday of each month at 8 a.m. at City Hall. Board members chair one of the four committees that comprise the Main Street Program. Toccoa’s committees are based on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s recommended four-point approach to downtown redevelopment in the context of historic preservation.

Downtown Development Authority Members

Mrs. Marilyn Hall, Chairman
Term Expires: 6/30/26
Address: The Urban Barn
11 North Sage Street
Work #: 706.886.4776
Email: hallgang2001@yahoo.com

Mrs. Letha Phillips, Vice-Chairman
Term Expires: 6/30/26
Address: Phillips Agency, Inc.
19 East Doyle Street
Work #: 706.886.9922
Email: lwphillips@jrphillips.com

Mr. Clay Fisher, Chamber Liaison
Term Expires: 6/30/26
Address: TruVista Communications
119 Falls Road
Work #: 706.886.2727
Email: clay.fisher@truvista.biz

Mr. Clint Sanders
Term Expires: 6/30/24
Address: Sanders Drugs
61 Falls Road
Work #: 706.297.0111
Email: csandersrph@gmail.com

Mrs. Sarah Addison
Term Expires: 6/30/26
Address: R&R Prime
51 Doyle Street
Work #: 706.898.5005
Email: sarahaddison05@gmail.com

Mrs. Terri Goethe
Term Expires: 6/30/24
Address: Angel Oak Home
46 Doyle Street
Work #: 706.898.5427
Email: terrig@angeloakdesign.com

Mr. Bryan Westmoreland
Term Expires: 6/30/24
Address: X-Factor Grill
27 Doyle Street
Work #: 706.282.7771
Email: cornerstone@windstream.net

Mr. Terry Carter, Commission Liaison
Term Expires: 12/31/22
Address: GA-Carolina Radiocasting
P.O. Drawer E
Work #: 706.297.7014 
Email: tcarter@cityoftoccoa.com

Downtown Development Authority Staff

Mrs. Connie Tabor, Executive Director
Work #: 706.282.3269
Email: ctabor@cityoftoccoa.com

Ms. Kristen Deal, Main Street Manager & Recording Secretary
Work #: 706.898.5777
Email: kdeal@cityoftoccoa.com

Mrs. Misty Richardson, Special Events Coordinator and Promotions
Work #: 706.282.3309
Email: mrichardson@cityoftoccoa.com

Ms. Tami Mayhugh, Ritz Theatre General Manager
Work #: 706.244.0039
Email: tmayhugh@cityoftoccoa.com