Lake Wales Main Street

Progress Report

September 12, 2008—October 10, 2008

Main Street Management

• Held promotions committee meeting Sept. 17
  

• Obtained Application for special events permit
  

• Create flyer showing downtown events and manager’s reports – post on web
  

• Created flyer for businesses to buy into Pioneer Days downtown tour
  

• Finished Downtown Directory
  

• Finished Kiosk Sign
  

• Created a Main Street Manual for Board of Directors.
  

• Requested the city rename one block of Market Street to “Main Street.”
  

• Sorted through Main Street files at City Hall. Three boxes taken to the Main Street office and filed.
  

• ound 3 years of Board Meeting Minutes and organized them into three-ring binders. Organized all past Minutes.
  

• As directed by the Board, Manager delivered $80 to Cliff Tonjes for polyurethane to restore downtown benches.
  

• Discussed obtaining Main Street’s 501(c)3 with Alex Wheeler.
  

• Programmed office and home computer to connect to Chamber server for Main Street file backup and working from home.
  

• Emailed membership, inviting them to submit nominations for the board. No replies received.
  

• Manager spoke to Dr. Gregory Hall at Warner Southern about the college developing a market study of Lake Wales. Also discussed possibility of students having performances or displays on Saturday mornings in the downtown marketplace.
  

Promotions

• Held Bike Fest on August 9
  

• Working on panorama of downtown streets
  

• Working on script for Main Street Presentation
  

Web Site

Membership updated and put into categories alphabetically. Lake Wales News article added to “in the news” page.

Meetings

• Held Board of Directors meeting on Aug. 8
  

• Promotion Committee met at Main Street office August 13
  

• Organization Committee / Nominating Committee met at Main Street office September 3
  

• Attended City Commission Meeting August 20
  

• Participated in Tourism Committee meeting August 26
  

• Attended City Commission Meeting September 2
  

• Attended City Commission Budget Meeting September 3
  

• Meetings attended to network and represent Main Street
  

oChamber Business After Hours at Lake Wales Hospital August 12

oChamber Business Education Breakfast August 15

oSet up a booth at Warner Southern Vendor Day August 22

oChamber Business After Hours at Grove Center September 9

oMet with Tony Otte and Margaret Swanson on Streetscapes September 10

Downtown Survey

Manager continues to work on an in-person business survey and input information gathered to a database. Park and Stuart are complete.