Lancaster: a quaint village in Western New York with holiday charm.

But some of its charm, like West Main Street, needs a little fixing help: $3.2 million of help.

"West Main Street, at one time, went all the way down through Aurora Street," said Bill Schroeder, the mayor of the Village of Lancaster.

Nowadays, Main Street is closed off at a point. Schroeder says in the 1960s, buildings burned to the ground on Main Street due to devastating fires.

"Urban renewal came in with a lot of federal money and they eliminated a lot of the mess, but left open this open area," said Schroeder.

The project will be funded by nearly $750,000 in village funds and $2.5 million from the Buffalo Billion II’s Smart Growth Community Initiative. It’s currently being designed by developer Tommy Sweeney.

"We have to make this more walkable and bikeable and because of the grant we are widening the sidewalks. The road won’t be touched but there will be two-way traffic," he said.

Though the downtown area/West Main Street is redeveloping, businesses like the New York Store are making sure they keep the historical significance the same.

"There are a lot of different components to makes an area work and by putting the street through with some new buildings and things are good for the community," explained Alan Kurtzman, who works at the New York Store.

The New York Store has been around for 90 years. Kurtzman says bringing back two-way traffic and adding more shops in the future is an overall benefit for the area and local shops, despite dreaded construction.

“It's part of the deal. It’s going to happen so I’m sure that will work," said Kurtzman.

As the village of Lancaster looks like a Christmas card, the winds of change are coming – with construction likely to begin in spring 2020.