Board members discussed creating DDA-run Facebook and Instagram pages, with all board members in favor.
Cornelia DDA discusses launching its own social media accounts
The downtown development authority is considering separate Facebook and Instagram pages instead of relying on city-run accounts to reach followers directly.
August 6, 2026: DDA social media page
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At a glance
What this means now
The story
In February, a DDA/MainStreet Board member raised the idea of the DDA creating its own social media accounts, separate from the city's, to build its own following and post its own content.
The idea returned to the board's agenda in August as a specific proposal for a DDA-run social media page.
Board members discussed creating DDA-run Facebook and Instagram pages, with all board members in favor.
What happened
How this issue got here
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DiscusseddiscussedCreation of DDA-run social media pages (Facebook and Instagram)
All board members were in favor of it.
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Creation of DDA-run social media pages (Facebook and Instagram)
All board members were in favor of it.
Appeared on agendaproposedDDA social media page
b. The DDA - Social Media Page
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DDA social media page
b. The DDA - Social Media Page
DiscusseddiscussedProposal for DDA to create its own social media accounts separate from city-run accounts
Matt Varhiotes
mentioned the DDA making their own social media accounts to gain their own followers and
post their own content.
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Proposal for DDA to create its own social media accounts separate from city-run accounts
Matt Varhiotes mentioned the DDA making their own social media accounts to gain their own followers and post their own content.
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