MONROE - The Monroe City Council passed a resolution Wednesday night that will keep Monroe Main Street alive for at least three more years, and give it two more members.
The Monroe Main Street Initiative was a three-year pilot program designed Dec. 2, 2003, to revitalize Monroe's downtown. In 2006, the council renamed it Monroe Main Street and extended the program until 2009.
The resolution will carry the program through Dec. 31, 2011.
It also fulfills a request from a Monroe Main Street Board meeting Feb. 11 to add two members, one to represent Green County government and another to be appointed at-large. The request came after the board decided it wanted some input from the county, given that the courthouse sits on county land in the middle of the Square.
The Main Street Board now will consist of two people representing city government, two representing the Business Improvement District, three representing the community at large and one representing Green County government.
To fill the new positions, Mayor Ron Marsh appointed County Clerk Mike Doyle as the county representative and Diane Phillips as the new at-large representative. Their terms will end Dec. 31, 2010.
Marsh also extended the term of Ryan Wilson until Dec. 31, 2010. The council approved all appointments Wednesday night.
Monroe Main Street Board terms normally are three years. The terms of Wilson, Phillips and Doyle were adjusted to create a staggering of terms, and allow no more than three members' terms to end at the same time.
Monroe Main Street is funded by city appropriations, BID assessments and contributions. Marsh said the city has "sponsored" the program since its inception with administrative payroll services.
The Monroe Main Street Initiative was a three-year pilot program designed Dec. 2, 2003, to revitalize Monroe's downtown. In 2006, the council renamed it Monroe Main Street and extended the program until 2009.
The resolution will carry the program through Dec. 31, 2011.
It also fulfills a request from a Monroe Main Street Board meeting Feb. 11 to add two members, one to represent Green County government and another to be appointed at-large. The request came after the board decided it wanted some input from the county, given that the courthouse sits on county land in the middle of the Square.
The Main Street Board now will consist of two people representing city government, two representing the Business Improvement District, three representing the community at large and one representing Green County government.
To fill the new positions, Mayor Ron Marsh appointed County Clerk Mike Doyle as the county representative and Diane Phillips as the new at-large representative. Their terms will end Dec. 31, 2010.
Marsh also extended the term of Ryan Wilson until Dec. 31, 2010. The council approved all appointments Wednesday night.
Monroe Main Street Board terms normally are three years. The terms of Wilson, Phillips and Doyle were adjusted to create a staggering of terms, and allow no more than three members' terms to end at the same time.
Monroe Main Street is funded by city appropriations, BID assessments and contributions. Marsh said the city has "sponsored" the program since its inception with administrative payroll services.