Texas Main Street Application Assignments Made

Magnolia Service Station owned and operated by J. J. Eller. Mid-1930s photos from the collection of Charline Wiley Morris.
Magnolia Service Station owned and operated by J. J. Eller. Mid-1930s photo from the collection of Charline Wiley Morris. Click on photo to enlarge image.

Linden City Administrator, Bob Swisher, has assembled the following group to prepare the City’s application for the 2017 Texas Main Street Program.

  • Clarence Burns – Criteria 5: Demonstrated need
  • Mary Dowd – Criteria 2: Community and private sector support and organizational capacity; Overall Editor
  • Emily Henderson – Criteria 4: Physical capacity
  • Sue Lazara – Criteria 1:  Historic commercial fabric and historic identity; Photos and descriptions
  • Kay Stephens – Criteria 1:  Historic commercial fabric and historic identity
  • Bob Swisher – Criteria 3, Public sector support and financial capacity; Timeline; Committee Chair

The Committee met on Tuesday, May 24th, at City Hall to discuss the application process, tasks, and duties.  The application is due at the Texas Historical Commission in Austin on or before July 29, 2016.