Commissioner Compton recognized as Downtown Mooresville’s N.C. Main Street Champion

Posted on by Mike Fuhrman
Pictured (from left) are MDC Executive Director Kim Atkins, Commissioner Bobby Compton, MDC Board Chair Kim Saragoni, MDC Board Secretary Megan Morrow, MDC Immediate Past President Dennis Cowardin, and incoming FY24 Board Member Lisa Altieri. (Photo courtesy Town of Mooresville)

Special to Iredell Free News

Mooresville Commissioner Bobby Compton was named Downtown Mooresville’s 2022 Main Street Champion by the North Carolina Main Street Program at the March 2023 conference.

The Mooresville Downtown Commission (MDC) is an active member of the program, which works to stimulate economic development within the context of historic preservation across the state. The Main Street Champion award is presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to downtown improvements and the betterment of their communities.

A Mooresville native, Compton served with the Mooresville Fire Department for 31 years, retiring in 2005 as Mooresville’s fire marshal. He was elected to the Mooresville Town Board of Commissioners in 2011.

Compton has served as the the Town Board’s liaison to the MDC for many years, and has long been an advocate for Downtown Mooresville and a supporter of its economic development efforts. While serving on the N.C. League of Municipalities, National League of Cities, and the Centralina Regional Council, he has helped to share the MDC’s successes across the region and state. As liaison to Mooresville’s Historic Preservation Commission, Compton also works to protect the vital historic backdrop of the heart of our community.

Compton has recently supported two projects that will bring positive impacts to Downtown Mooresville: a mixed-use infill project with a parking structure; and the newly implemented Social District, both of which will bring financial benefits to locally owned businesses and additional offerings to our community.

MDC Executive Director Kim Atkins, along with several MDC Board members, presented an appreciative Commissioner Compton with the official award and a proclamation at the Town of Mooresville Board of Commissioners meeting on April 3.