Lehighton enters HGTV Hometown Takeover competition
Lehighton’s Main Street Steering Committee has entered into HGTV’s Hometown Takeover 2020 competition.
The committee recently had a video recorded for a chance at the HGTV town makeover, according to borough Manager Nicole Beckett.
The contest is set up to find one town which will receive a makeover from Ben and Erin Napier, host of the channel’s show “Hometown.”
For “Hometown Takeover,” the show’s producers will choose a new town where they will fix up multiple individual homes, as well as public spaces such as parks, diners and rec centers.
Beckett explained that the borough’s Main Street Steering Committee “decided it was a good idea to submit for the show.”
She said the video depicts one of the committee’s round table discussions, and added there are about 20 members on the steering committee, as well as other volunteers that float in and out.
“We have a lot of good discussions every month, a lot of good intentions for the downtown,” Beckett said. “This video is for HGTV, however, it’s also for ourselves to promote the downtown community.”
Beckett said she believes the video “shows a lot of positives, a lot of progress.”
“So, while we hope we are selected, we still believe that the video can be used twofold; for HGTV, and the main street committee and the downtown,” she said. “We have a lot of ideas and a lot of need; it’s a matter of what do they actually come and do.”
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