Crossroads Downtown Partnership Inc

“Pigeon clean up 2,000 skymart arts & crafts 1,220 coca cola festival 785 promotions committee 566 movie on main 463 halloween event 250 christmas on main 100 total 5,384”

“Expenses member merchants 3,703 christmas on main 977 sky mart car show 1,663 other promotional exp 312 tour of wreaths 168 trick or treat downtown 265 skymart arts and crafts 1,058 movie on main 1,296 coca cola festival 1,060 busy bee trader 1,435 incubator - promotion 1,174 memberships & dues 385 supplies 680 website hosting 183 liability insurance 1,704 directors & officers 800 tafm conference 197 farmers mkt other exp 1,736 economic/comm dev exp 850 ebt-snap expense 4,415 farmers market saving exp 3,990 incubator - supplies 5,262 incubator - training 400 economic committee exp 43 christmas parade exp 1,356 farm to table dinner 1,903 design committee - other 37 pedestrian alleyway light 4,326 other expense 196 supplies-fall decor 136 supplies-flags & unfurler 6,193 supplies-spring flowers 2,421 supplies-landscape beds 291 board ref & recert exp 1,176 telephone 338 volunteer appreciation 569 internet 599 other expense 203 design other expense 288 total 53,788”

“Grants receivable 629 5,855 computer equipment 1,863 1,863 total 2,492 7,718”

“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.”