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MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, ACTING CITY MANAGER g�
MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 6, 2005
SUBJECT: GRAPEVINE — DESIGNATED A NATIONAL MAIN STREET
CITY FOR 2006
PRESENTATION:
Sallie Andrews and David Klempin will make a presentation to the Council regarding
Grapevine's Designation as a National Main Street City for 2006.
November 30, 2005 (4:48PM)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kay Harvey -Mosley, 512/936-2315
DATE: Nov. 4, 2005 Debbi Head, 512/463-4565
LAREDO, Texas — The Texas Historical Commission (THC) and the National Trust for
Historic Preservation recently recognized Grapevine as one of the 50 National Main Street Cities
in Texas.
"Our National Main Street Cities have worked exceptionally hard to achieve this
distinctive honor. Establishing and maintaining an active and successful Main Street Program is
a great accomplishment and we are proud of the cities that achieved this national recognition,"
said Kay Harvey -Mosley, Community Heritage Development division director for the THC.
The cities were honored at the recent Texas Downtown Association/Texas Main Street
Conference in Laredo. The National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street
Center will honor these cities at the 2006 National Main Streets Conference to be held in New
Orleans in June.
Other 2006 National Main Street Cities include: Amarillo, Beaumont, Bowie, Brenham,
Canton, Canyon, Carthage, Celina, Clarksville, Clifton, Comanche, Corsicana, Decatur, Denison,
Denton, Eagle Lake, Electra, Elgin, Fairfield, Farmersville, Freeport, Georgetown, Goliad,
Gonzales, Grand Saline, Greenville, Irving, Kerrville, LaGrange, Levelland, Llano, Lufkin,
McKinney, Mineola, Monahans, Mt. Vernon, Nacogdoches, New Braunfels, Odessa, Paris,
Pharr, Pilot Point, Pittsburg, Plainview, Rio Grande City, San Marcos, Seguin, Sonora, and
Winnsboro.
Cities chosen as National Main Street Cities must show above average performance in 10
categories. The selection criteria focus on planning, staff and volunteers, preservation ethic,
training and program assessment. For additional information, visit the National Main Street web
site at www.mainstreet.org and the National Trust for Historic Preservation web site at
www.nationaltrust.org.
For more information on the Texas Historical Commission's Main Street program visit
www.thc.state.tx.us.
The THC's Texas Main Street Program is a revitalization program for historic downtown
and neighborhood commercial districts. It is based on a four point approach — organization,
design, promotion and economic restructuring, all within the context of historic preservation.
Implemented in 1981, the program has assisted more than 140 communities throughout the state.
For more information, contact Kay Harvey -Mosley at 512/936-2315.
The Texas Historical Commission is the state agency for historic preservation. The
agency administers a variety of programs to preserve the archeological, historical and cultural
resources of Texas.