Ottawa Main Street Association
Open Weekdays 9 AM-5 PM 785-242-2085
About Ottawa Main Street Association
The Ottawa Main Street Association promotes 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 business enhancement.
With the assistance of Kansas Main Street and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Ottawa Main Street Association is lighting the way for downtown's rebirth.
Kansas MainStreet
2011 Award for Excellence
Volunteer Development
Downtown Gardens
OMSA Staff and Board Members
Becci Shisler: Program Director
Ted Ammerman: President
Lennie Giacin: Vice President
Harold Mayes: Treasuer
Judy Foltz: Secretary
Historian: Helen Hood
Business Enhancement Chair: Tracy Wade
Promotional Chair: Nancy Lillie-Barger
Organization Chair: Deb Morrow
Design Chair: Deana Bond
Tim Vanleiden, Kristi Lee, Heidi Kingsolver, Leslie Quillen, Sara Caylor
Membership Levels
Individual Member: $25.00 Individuals who are interested in the health of our downtown community but are not affiliated with any business.
Direct Seller Membership: $35.00 Local entrepreneurs such as home based business or those affiliated with a non-member business, that are not required to have a sales tax number on their own.
Business Membership 1: $100.00 small businesses with 5 or fewer employees and property owners.
Business Membership 2: $200.00 businesses with 5-25 employee.
Cooperate Membership: $500 large businesses with more than 25 employees and investors or property owners with multiple downtown properties.
Investor Membership: $1000 individuals, business, property owners and development groups who are major stakeholders in Downtown Ottawa.
Lifetime Member: $5000