by A national pilot initiative to promote economic development enhancement in southeast Fort Worth and the Historic Northside was approved by the Fort Worth Local Development Corp.
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Date: 24 June 2025
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Present members include: Macy Hill, Charles Lauersdorf, Deborah Peoples, Alan Blaylock, Elizabeth Beck, Michael Crain, Carlos Flores, Chris Nettles, Mattie Parker, Mia Hall, and Jeanette Martinez.
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II. Acceptance of the April 11, 2025, meeting minutes
III. Financial report briefings and discussions for October 2024–May 2025
IV. The Election
Parker made the motion to designate Deborah Peoples as the LDC’s vice president and Alan Blaylock as its president. The motion was unanimously approved.
V. Action items
a. The Fort Worth Main Street America pilot program is being considered for a two-year extension. The city selected two corridors, Historic Northside (Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) and Polytechnic Heights (Southeast Fort Worth Inc.), when it initiated the $650,000 Main Street pilot for three years in 2022, according to Martha Collins, Fort Worth’s economic development manager.
The goal has been to increase place-based community organizations’ ability to revitalize commercial and historic routes. The objectives are to create a clear vision, enable stakeholders to take the lead, and use Main Street America’s four-point framework for economic vitality, design, organization, and promotion to implement innovative transformation initiatives.
Staff recommendations include: approving the continuation of the Fort Worth Main Street America pilot program, which will not exceed $300,000 in total; relocating and extending the Polytechnic pilot program from southeast Fort Worth to Texas Wesleyan University; extending the contract and adding new Main Street America training and assistance; and continuing Historic Northside District funding and tech support with the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for a period of two years. The motion was unanimously approved.
VII. Postponed
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