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Minutes Main Street Advisory Board A meeting of the Paris Main Street Advisory Board, held on May 6, 1998, at 3:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Present: Linda Suarez Dwight Chaney David House Terry Townsend Absent: Ann Wyche Pat Taylor Also present: Hugh Jones Terry Townsend called the meeting to order. William Hayden Suzy Harper Karen Wilkerson Bill Payne Scott McDowell Tom Conrad Terry Townsend initiated discussion to select promotional committee members, beginning the process of Main Streets first promotional events. Board members believed the work load this involves should determine the individuals who participate. Therefore, a blue grass festival in downtown Paris was suggested. The Paris Main Street Project and the Paris Downtown Development Association would cosponsor the blue grass festival. We discussed logistics of this event such as funding, location, ticket sales and vending. We also recommended scheduling a big name entertainer for a one day event in September or October. Discussion followed that we would attempt to schedule two events of this nature annually. Dr. William Hayden suggested the committee create a realistic budget for this event so the committee, the PDDA and Main Street Board would have some idea and goal of funds needed. Dr. William Hayden made the motion to sponsor this event, second by David House with a vote of 6 -0, for the blue grass festival project. Several names were mentioned by Suzy Harper for appointment to the promotions committee, however no decision was made at this time. Terry Townsend reported that we scheduled Terry Colley from the Texas Main Street office in Austin to be in Paris the last week of May for development of the low interest loan program. We adjourned the meeting at 4:33 p.m.