Port Townsend Main Street Program

Board, Staff & Committees

Main Street Staff

Port Townsend Main Street Program
211 Taylor St., Suite 1
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 385-7911

Executive Director - Mari Mullen director@ptmainstreet.org
Administrative Assistant - Kate Driehaus admin@ptmainstreet.org

2010 Main Street Board

President - Susan Windle - Forest Gems
Vice President - Heather Poulsen - Hastings Estate Co.
Secretary- Dominic Svornich - Kitsap Bank
Treasurer - Mari Friend - Sport Townsend

Mark Cole - Upstage Restaurant
Sue Arthur - Maricee Fashions
Johnpaul Davies - Key City Fish
Tim Caldwell - Puget Sound Energy
Heather Dudley-Nollette - Hastings Estate Company
John Pizzo - Pizzo Computers

2010 Main Street Committees

Organization (Chair Susan Windle)
Goal: Oversees membership, fundraising and program administration.

a. Membership Program and Annual Membership Party
b. Quarterly Merchant breakfast seminars
c. Monthly Newsletter—electronic
d. Website maintenance
e. Attend Quarterly Meetings/Manager Retreats
f. Outreach activities—i.e. tours, offer workshops
g. Volunteer Training and Appreciation event
h. The Taste of Port Townsend (tbd)
i. Sponsorships

Economics (Chair Mark Cole)
Goal: Strengthen and broaden the economic viability of the commercial historic districts.
Objectives:

a. Property Owners’ Subcommittee
b. Implement Town Dollars Gift Card Program—Part II
c. Building Inventory/statistics/compile market data
d. HUD Loan Program
e. Main Street Business Directory--online
f. Assist property owners/tenants/prospective business owners
g. Disaster preparedness in the historic districts (collaborate & share information, make kits, conduct drills)

Promotion (Chair Sue Arthur)

Goal: Promote the historic districts as the town's social, cultural and economic centers.
Objectives:

a Art Wave—Children’s Art in the Stores/May followed by “Chair Affair”
b. ParTy in PT/Sizzling Summer Sidewalk Sale
c. “Girls’ Night Out”
d. Merchant Window themes
e. E-Flash—Visiting Group Alerts
f. Downtown Trick or Treat
g. Victorian Holidays Celebration (Merchant Open House, Treelighting/Santa Visit, Holiday Ornaments, Hometown Holiday Sweepstakes, Street Décorations)
h. Main Street Shopping Bags and promotional products
i. Block captains resource—tip sheets for merchants
j. Develop activities/ web page publicity to encompass Uptown and Downtown historic districts
k. Port Townsend Wedding Show

Design (Chair Louis Scheck)

Goal: Enhance the character of the commercial historic districts through good design and public amenities compatible with historic features.
Objectives:

a. Adams Street Park Design & Maintenance
b. Union Wharf Maintenance
c. Earth Day Clean Up
d. Historic Plaque Project—interpretive website
e. Signage projects (kiosk)
f. Participate in city design processes
g. Work in collaboration with city on streetscape plan
h. expand winter lighting/illumination of buildings
i. Post design information for property owners/share information re: city processes on website

Committee Participation: City of Port Townsend Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, Uptown Business Group, Port Townsend Artscape, PT Wedding Guild

Subject to change

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