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<br />will need to work closely with the Main Street Coordinator and the Director of Community <br />Development to establish funds availability to match these grants. Currently, the Main Street <br />Coordinator and a few other board members receive regular grant opportunities updates through the <br />Texas Historical Commission; Barbara Wilson, Suzy Harper and Linda Knox primarily. Main Street <br />Coordinator can forward any of these resources to the chairman of this committee. <br /> <br />Design Committee <br />Co Chairmen: Barbara Wilson & Suzy Harper <br />1/ Goals: To re-evaluate & address the current design of Market Square - signage, publicity, <br />landscape & visibility are of primary concern. <br />The group will be charged with designing on site additional signage such as flags or banners as well <br />as directional signage leading to the market. Developing a publicity plan to attract farmers and <br />shoppers to the market. A new landscaping plan for the market should be researched. A plan for <br />painting the exterior should also be considered. The chairman of the design committee should be <br />coordinating with the organization committee to obtain any available grant funding. <br />2/ Goals: Obtain new Christmas Decorations <br />The design committee will assess our current decorations for the plaza and develop a plan for future <br />decorating. The main street coordinator has some research on lighting the buildings as well as the <br />trees established and will provide that information to the committee chairs. The downtown <br />merchants specifically - Center Stage Antiques & Side Street Antiques representatives requested to <br />serve on this particular committee project. They expressed they wanted to have some input in the <br />matter. <br />3/ Goals: To establish way-finding signs for downtown. <br />This project is already underway with the co-chairs of this committee already in progress with <br />TXDOT and the City of Paris on seeing this project through. Continued support and design ideas are <br />needs. <br /> <br />Promotion Committee <br />Chairman: Beth Golden <br />V Goals: Website. <br />As part of the website we will be able to produce an electronic newsletter, re-vamp our logo, market <br />downtown properties, recognize our many successes and provide maps and informational material <br />for tourists. As stated at our last meeting - this is of utmost importance and therefore is the soul goal <br />of this group. <br /> <br />Economic Restructuring Committee <br />1/ Goals: Survey the district and implement low interest loan pool. <br />I have access to maps and existing survey information in my office this group can use to get started <br />on this project. I can provide some assistance on the best way to accomplish this task through <br />resource materials provided by the Texas Main Street office. Once the survey is complete - the <br />economic restructuring committee can begin to contact property owners about listing their properties <br />on the new website, address parking issues, etc. The survey needs to happen so that we can assess <br />our current situation and develop our needs. <br /> <br />Page 2 of3 <br />