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The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, (AHPP), invites the public to a meeting to be held on Monday, June 16th in the Rector Municipal Courtroom at 409 South Steward, to present a proposal to create a Rector commercial historic district. All property owners within the proposed district's boundries are being contacted by mail. The AHPP representatives will present information about the National Register of Historic Places, what it means, and does not mean, when listed on the National Register, and about the 20% historic preservation rehabilitiation tax credit. For more information, please go to their website at: http://www.arkansaspreservation.org/historic-properties/commercial-district/ |
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Judy Leach, winner of the Rector Merchants Drawing at the Mayfest celebration last month, hands a check to Shayne Roofe, Manager of Harps Food Store, from the Rector Area Chamber of Commerce which collected donations from many of Rector's merchants for the drawing. The stipulation was that the money be spent with participating merchants only. Way to go Judy!
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Representatives from downtown Rector recently attended the Main Street Arkansas Downtown Institute May 6-7 in Little Rock. Attendance at the Institute was the next step in certification as a member of the Arkansas Downtown Network (ADN). Rector applied for membership to the ADN in March and participated in a peer review panel in mid April. At the training, experts in downtown revitalization presented intensive half-day sessions on each of the four work areas of Main Street Four-Point Approach™. Stephanie Redman, a consultant from New Mexico, presented on how to organize a downtown revitalization program; Kathy LaPlante, program officer with the National Trust Main Street Center, showed all the ways to promote downtown; Keith Kjelstrom, an economist from California, spoke on how to best position downtowns economically; and Kevin Pomeroy, AICP, a planner and architectural design consultant, spoke on downtown streetscapes and historic architectural design.
Members of the Arkansas Downtown Network will soon receive no-cost, on-site visits presented by Main Street Arkansas staff which will be open to the public. Interior design consultant Susan Shaddox will give her workshop entitled “Designing Window Displays that Sell,” small business consultant Mark Miller will present “Surviving in a Big Box World,” and exterior design consultant Nancy Lowe will speak on historic architecture and streetscapes. Additionally, Main Street Arkansas Assistant Director Greg Phillips will work with volunteers on the next steps for revitalizing downtown Rector. |
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