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MINUTES Paris Main Street Project Advisory Board A regular monthly meeting of the Paris Main Street Project Advisory Board was held on Wednesday, March 1, 2000, at 3 p.m., in Heritage Hall, with Terry Townsend, Main Street Project Manager, presiding. PRESENT ABSENT Dr. William Hayden Linda Suarez Karen Wilkerson Pat Taylor Also present were: Scott McDowell Bill Payne Suzy Harper David House Ann Wyche Dwight Chaney Terry Townsend, Manager, Paris Main Street Project Michael E. Malone, Manager, City of Paris Terry Townsend opened the meeting at 3:10 p.m. with a discussion of our low interest loan pool. Terry asked that board members be available to meet with the local bankers to renegotiate a loan pool as time has run out on the one we originally held. Ann Wyche will call Phillip Cecil and see if he will poll the banks of their rates thereby foregoing a formal meeting. Dr. William Hayden reported of progress with the Plaza Theater restoration. He and Richard Hunt visited with Jean Campbell and surveyed the building. The bid to restore the building to its 1931 grandeur was $22,000 (the Theater has $7,000 in the bank). A low interest loan has been attained with the assistance of Dr. Hayden. The Texas Historical Commission advised Harrison Walker & Harper regarding the roof & awning repairs in downtown following the snow and ice storm. A hot roof is back on Bill Bone's End Result building in place of the retrofit roof which caved in during the storm. Discussion regarding the vacancies on the board was then discussed. Pat Taylor's resignation is needed before we are able to replace her. Terry Townsend will follow up with Pat in acquiring this. The board was invited to attend a historical marker dedication on March 16`x' honoring John James Culbertson. The dedication will be held on the fountain plaza. Scott McDowell presented a list of downtown building owners suggesting that a forum for ordinance development be held after April 15 in the Plaza Theater.