Accomplishments

  • MSM Receives National Accreditation for 8th Year from National Trust Main Street Center
  • MSM Concludes Four (4) Year Effort: Establishes McMinnville Downtown Revenue Finance Corporation to administer new real estate tax incentive program for downtown called the PILOT Program (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) for renovation and new construction of downtown buildings.
  • MSM Begins Downtown Market Analysis (Completes Part 1 of 8: Business Survey )
  • MSM Awarded $10,000 Main Street Innovation Grant Awarded for “3D Downtown” Project
    A partnership with Google and Warren County 911 Center. 30 community volunteers including the high school and colleges, businesses, city, county and state governments, non-profits, utilities and manufacturers joined to model downtown in 3D.
  • MSM Assists with production logisitics for Independent Motion Picture, “Tenebrous” filmed in for three days in Downtown McMinnville.
  • MSM Hosts Third Year of Main Street LIVE!
    Reduced dates to two months (June/July)
    Added UCTV Channel 9 Rebroadcast
    Average attendance increased to 1,000
    Largest crowd was more than 1,700 people.
  • MSM Surveys Participants of Highland Rim Cycling Classic.Helps with logistics of Downtown McMinnville site for the Criterium Race.
  • MSM Coordinated planning and logistics for Air National Guard Band Concert, Air Force 60th Anniversary Celebration held at rain location (WCHS) – Coordinated planning with AEDC and community.
  • MSM Works with The Tennessean Newspaper Travel Writer about a feature including downtown McMinnville in Travel Section of the Sunday Edition that appeared July 1, 2007.
  • MSM Supports Logistics for The Great American Race in Downtown McMinnville, presented by the Chamber of Commerce.
  • MSM Establishes 1st Downtown Pioneer
    Kick-Off and Tailgate Rally in August.
    Partnership with 13 organizations at WCHS
    Attendance estimate: 3,500 people
  • MSM Provides close to 300 points out of 1,850 points to achieve Three-Star Community (Level 3)
  • MSM Receives $2,000 Grant from Middle Tennessee Natural Gas

    MSM Continues Downtown Market Analysis

  • (Part 2 of 8: Completes Business Mix Analysis)

  • MSM PresentsTrick or Treat On Main Street on Halloween in which hundreds of children and adults came downtown for safe trick or treating and costume contests.

  • MSM Removes Metal Façade from their downtown building at 113 East Main Street. Adds flashing and tuck-points deteriorated mortar joints.Plans include restoring the windows and replacing the missing decorative cornice and nameplate.

  • MSM Receives funding from City of McMinnville for operations.

  • MSM Receives Funding from Warren County Board of County Commissioners for operations.

  • MSM Achieves Fundraising Match to City contribution through membership support, donations, grants, corporate giving and sponsorships and fund raising projects.

  • MSM Partnered with City to produce Twelve Days of Christmas promotion featuring twelve days of entertianment and activities including the annual Tree Lighting, Christmas Parade and Christmas in the Park events.

  • MSM Launches New Website to Promote Downtown McMinnville with the theme of SHOP, PLAY, LIVE, INVEST.

  • MSM Generates Positive Publicity from Innovation Grant.Articles appear in Southern Standard, Knoxville Times Sentinal, Cumberland Business Journal, Google Earth Blog, TN ECD Hot Sheet. Inquiries from TN Tourism Commission, Regional Planning Alliancess and others. MSM will be featured on new Google website dedicated to downtown modeling and public planning. MSM will featured at the National Main Street Center Annual Conference as a part of a presentation by Google.