Since Sept. 25, Germantown has competed against cities ranging from Greensboro, N.C., to Seattle in the 2017 "Partners in Preservation: Vote Your Main Street" competition, which aimed to dole out multiple $150,000 preservation grants to the cities that received the most votes. Across the nation, communities rallied residents to vote early — and vote often — for their Main Streets, which would use the grant money to preserve historic community landmarks if they were to win.