MONROE - The Monroe Downtown Business District (BID) Board of Directors jumped into the new year with the election of new officers and getting started with its first project.
Sherrill Kelly was elected president and Mike Doyle, vice-president. Jean Tullett was re-elected secretary/treasurer.
New members Kim Lee and Chuck Radke began their terms on the board, approved by the City Council Jan. 2.
Tullett presented an example from Rice Lake Artscape 2007 for art banners to be displayed downtown. The committee had discussed in November the upcoming sesquicentennial in 2008 and deemed it as an ideal opportunity for local artists to participate in designing the banners.
The board hopes to get 30 to 40 artists to participate by submitting banner designs from which 20 would be selected and put on display around the Square. The theme of the designs would center on the city's 150th birthday.
The chosen designs would be printed in full color on durable material 80 by 30 inches, and would replace the present banners for the sesquicentennial event. New banners would be hung around May.
The present banners are about five years old.
Jean Tullett and Chuck Radke were selected to form a committee, and their first act is to find out how many artists would be interested in the project.
Monroe Arts Center, the art community and schools will be contacted. Interested artists are asked to contact Tullett at the Monroe Main Street office in Wisconsin Community Bank, or call 328-4023.
The board will spend up to $6,000 for the project, but any money from any sales of the banners would be returned to the BID for future projects.
In other action:
• The new Master Plan for downtown was put on the city council agenda for its review.
• Mayor Ron Marsh asked the board to schedule a discussion on combining the BID Board and Monroe Main Street on their next agenda, March 11. Board members will look into legal ramifications with finance and taxation responsibilities surrounding that idea.
Sherrill Kelly was elected president and Mike Doyle, vice-president. Jean Tullett was re-elected secretary/treasurer.
New members Kim Lee and Chuck Radke began their terms on the board, approved by the City Council Jan. 2.
Tullett presented an example from Rice Lake Artscape 2007 for art banners to be displayed downtown. The committee had discussed in November the upcoming sesquicentennial in 2008 and deemed it as an ideal opportunity for local artists to participate in designing the banners.
The board hopes to get 30 to 40 artists to participate by submitting banner designs from which 20 would be selected and put on display around the Square. The theme of the designs would center on the city's 150th birthday.
The chosen designs would be printed in full color on durable material 80 by 30 inches, and would replace the present banners for the sesquicentennial event. New banners would be hung around May.
The present banners are about five years old.
Jean Tullett and Chuck Radke were selected to form a committee, and their first act is to find out how many artists would be interested in the project.
Monroe Arts Center, the art community and schools will be contacted. Interested artists are asked to contact Tullett at the Monroe Main Street office in Wisconsin Community Bank, or call 328-4023.
The board will spend up to $6,000 for the project, but any money from any sales of the banners would be returned to the BID for future projects.
In other action:
• The new Master Plan for downtown was put on the city council agenda for its review.
• Mayor Ron Marsh asked the board to schedule a discussion on combining the BID Board and Monroe Main Street on their next agenda, March 11. Board members will look into legal ramifications with finance and taxation responsibilities surrounding that idea.