The Avondale Estates Downtown Development Authority is committed to driving economic growth, fostering business success, and enhancing our downtown’s vitality. The Annual Report video provides a comprehensive overview of the past year’s accomplishments, strategic initiatives, and future priorities.

Watch the 2025 Annual Report, provided by DDA Chair Dave Deiters.

Each holiday season, Dave Deiters, Chair of the Downtown Development Authority, trades meeting notes for rhyme, giving Avondale Estates a tradition as cherished as Tree Lighting. 

This year’s poem reflects on the progress, patience, and pride that shaped the downtown in 2025. Settle in, smile a little, and enjoy this annual holiday verse from the DDA Chair.

In the fourth post of The DDA Dish, Chair Dave Deiters discusses two investment tools used to boost growth—TAD funds and tax abatements.