The mission of the Lathrup Village Downtown Development Authority is to create an accessible village center that fosters economic vibrancy in our diverse community. The DDA functions to assist businesses and property owners in the District by combining public and private resources to provide an attractive and pedestrian-friendly environment. To help achieve these goals, the DDA adopted the Main Street Four-Point Approach in 2013 and is currently in the process of growing and managing its downtown.

For more meetings, visit our DDA Agendas, Packets, and Minutes page on Municode Meetings.

The bylaws governing the DDA Board.

Map made with the assistance of Mapline, a free service. Map contains the locations and addresses of local businesses that have active/recently renewed business licenses with the city and are within the Lathrup Village Downtown Development Authority. If your business is operating with an active business license but you are not on this map, please reach out to us in the DDA offices so we can amend the map and add you!

If you are a business whose license has lapsed, please reach out to our City Clerk and they will assist you in reclaiming your active business license!

Lathrup Village is a Main Street Community. The National Main Street program is a nationwide movement dedicated to Main Street development and revitalization that relies on existing assets in the community and volunteer effort. There are four points of the Main Street program, that serve as the strategic pillars of the model. The four points are Economic Vitality, Organization, Design, and Promotions.

If you are interested in volunteering, click here. If you're interested in joining a Main Street Lathrup Village DDA Committee, please click here.

The City of Lathrup Village is attempting to reclaim its Redevelopment Ready Certification through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). This certification provides grants, training opportunities, promotions, networking and more for local businesses. The process for reclaiming this certification is under way. If you are interested in learning more about the certification process, or learning what RRC Certification means for you, as a business owner, please reach out to DDA Staff!

Any vendors interested in selling their goods at the Lathrup Village Music Festival can fill out the application below! Once it has been received, our review team will get to work and reach out as soon as possible!

The Music Festival date is September 13, 2025 at Municipal Park in Lathrup Village!

Below you will find a link to a PDF containing the details for a Solar Energy Systems ordinance draft. This draft is being introduced at the April Planning Commission meeting, but will not be voted on until a later date. In the meantime, the DDA would like your help in revising and amending this ordinance. You will find more details within. Please reach out to the DDA offices for more information or if you have any questions.

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The Lathrup Village DDA is proud to be able to partner with the St. Baldrick's Foundation for childhood cancer research. We are hosting a shave-a-thon charity drive, with the highest supporting donor having the right to shave the DDA Intern's head bald on our shave date of Tuesday, May 6! If you, or someone you know, are interested in getting shaved along with us, or you wish to donate, follow the link below, or reach out to DDA Intern Tom Kennedy for more information!

St. Baldrick's is a wonderful organization who has donated more than $350 Million towards cancer research around the world. We hope to hit our goal of $5,000 before the event ends on Friday May 2nd. Please help us do our part in Conquering Childhood Cancer!