Crossroads Downtown Partnership Inc

“Pigeon clean up 1,500 interstate promo sign 500 tafm lunch 216 main street managers lunch 178 promotions committee 50 total 2,444”

“Expenses meet and greet 46 member merchants 398 christmas on main 705 patriots parade 323 sky mart car show 1,293 other promotional exp 298 brides downtown 87 interstate attraction sign 1,470 tour of wreaths 451 memberships & dues 309 office supplies-other 990 supplies 363 liability insurance 1,602 directors & officers 800 supplies-christmas decor 5,983 supplies-fall decor 175 supplies-flags & unfurler 583 supplies-spring flowers 1,571 supplies-other 858 supplies-landscape beds 33 farmers market grant exp 10,000 tafm conference 634 three star grant exp 2,183 farmers mkt other exp 1,799 economic/comm dev exp 104 board ref & recert exp 2,583 christmas parade exp 3,654 farm to table dinner 2,917 cc processing fees 5 telephone 675 volunteer appreciation 931 internet 356 other expense 91 total 44,270”

“Grants receivable 12,974 629 computer equipment 1,863 1,863 total 14,837 2,492”

“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 429 0”

“The crossroads partnership is a public-private leadership group dedicated to improving the appearance, value and quality of morristown's central business district, the new 'crossroads district" through preservation, revitalization and economic development.”

“Launching the new farmers market pavilion - worked with the city of morristown to launch the new farmers market pavilion that was completed and opened in july 2015. As noted last year, wrote and was awarded to the city a 100,000 grant that was about 1/5 of the expenditure for the new facility. We managed that facility on behalf of the city for the end of the market season, and for firewood sales over the winter. We continued the senior nutrition program voucher program with the morristown hamblen health department whereby eligible seniors could purchase locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. Worked with a committee of farmers, councilpersons and other to redraft the city ordinance regarding the farmers market that was enacted in 2016. Applied for and approved for the market to have snap benefits for its customers and was accepted into the second year of the aarp fresh savings program. Held with the tn department of agriculture and farmers market media day - not only did local farmers participate but also the two high school ag classes participated. With grant funds, provided a weatherproof message board and bike racks for the new facility. We held the first farm to table dinner at the new facility in september.”

“Downtown amenities - crossroads works to make downtown aesthetically pleasing through the provision of hanging baskets and flags down main street. We also held work days to mulch and weed the flower beds and work on the pocket park. We installed brand new led lights in the towns christmas decorations which saved on electrical expenditures and were brighter than the incandescent lights that burned out frequently. We continued to work with the town on the facade grant program.”

“Worked with the downtown merchants - we were able to enlarge our promotions committee and expanded our downtown events to include a tour of wreaths. That event along with small business saturday and christmas downtown encourage more downtown shopping. We also moved our office downtown to a skymart location which made it easier to communicate with and rally the community to work together more successfully. We made arrangements and paid for an attraction sign on i-81, exit 8 that advertised historic downtown morristown. We worked with the preservation planner to put together a downtown morristown historic commercial district which was approved by the tn historic commission and is on its way for approval by the national register of historic places.”

“The by-laws were amended to change the board member terms to coincide with the calendar year.”