Annual Report - Discover Downtown Middlesboro

FROM THE PRESIDENT
Please let me begin by saying how grateful our organization has been for the
incredible support we’ve gotten over the past year. We had the highest level of
member giving in the history of the organization. Many successful events were
held downtown and our revitalization efforts gained momentum. Our program
also earned the highest “Designated Main Street Program” certification from the
Kentucky Heritage Council.
In April 2013, Storm Cunningham, author of the Restoration Economy
visited to kick off our strategic planning for the downtown. This visit and resulting
5-year plan was supported by a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Another grant helped us develop a philanthropic/fundraising plan through the
Appalachian Rural Development Philanthropy Initiative and with support from the
Kentucky League of Cities.
One of the hallmarks of the past year has been growing interest in trails
and trail planning. DDM worked with the City to secure a $100,000 grant for
upgrades to the Canal Walk. Ultimately we hope to link the downtown and
National Park via a trail system.
We have continued to see improvements to the storefronts and
infrastructure on Cumberland Ave. A clean-up event in July removed several
unattractive awnings. A total of 25 buildings were improved and of these six
facades were restored for a total investment of $2,765,650. Our survey of
business owners reported 100 new jobs created in 2013.
Over the summer DDM benefited from the work of not one but three
interns. They documented over 250 buildings using the new and innovative
RuskinArc platform, a survey of businesses was conducted, and valuable
experience was gained by all.
The highlight of the year was the Better Block event. Over 100 volunteers
from 18 states visited downtown to transform a single block over a weekend in
October. These short-term tactical interventions were undertaken to demonstrate
the possibility of long-term change. In case you missed it, there is a great video
you can view on YouTube.
We hope that you consider becoming a member and support our work as
we seek to make bigger and bigger changes downtown in the year ahead. On
behalf of the Board of Directors we thank you for your support.
Thank you,
Keith Nagle
President
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2013
Grants
In 2013, we secured $156,500 in grants:
Recreational Trails Program
$100,000
City of Middlesboro
$20,000 *
ARC Strategic Planning Grant $10,000 *
Flex-E Grant, Better Block
$8,000
Philanthropic Initiative Grant $8,000
Certified Local Gov. Grant
$5,000
National Trust Preservation
$5,000 *
Orton Family Foundation
$500 *
$156,500
*Funds received and recorded in 2013 fiscal year.
Annual Meeting and Membership
We held our best attended Annual Meeting yet at the Alexander Arthur
Museum. Over 60 people heard reports from our Board and committees. The
Annual Appeal sent out with this yielded the largest number of members and
highest level of member giving in the history of the organization.
Strategic Planning
Internationally recognized author Storm Cunningham visited Middlesboro in
April with support from an Appalachian Regional Commission grant. In public
meetings and a stakeholder workshop, he made the case for how restoration
of natural resources and cultural resources could create jobs.
Philanthropic Plan
The Appalachian Rural Development Philanthropy Initiative (ARDPI) selected
Bell County and Middlesborough for a community philanthropy initiative. The
Kentucky League of Cities facilitated several public meetings and stakeholder
workshops to create a philanthropic fundraising plan to guide our work over
the next five years and to help us raise over $5 million.
Market Analysis
Nationally recognized downtown revitalization effort Kennedy Smith
completed a Market Analysis for Downtown Middlesborough. In it she
included recommendations for how to reposition the local economy.
Internships
DDM hosted three interns through the spring and summer months. Marie
Oehlerking is a graduate student in Historic Preservation Planning at the
University of Texas at Austin, Maria Paganelli is a graduate student with the
Lincoln Memorial University School of Business, and Tiffany Duncan is an
undergraduate at LMU.
Business Survey
Over the summer we performed a survey of the over 200 businesses in the
downtown district. The results helped us gain a greater perspective on the
number of jobs and investments made in buildings.
Press Coverage / Social Media
Our program received extensive attention in statewide, regional, and local
media. Television coverage on WBIR and WYMT. Newspaper coverage on
Middlesboro Daily News, Lexington Herald-Leader, Pineville Sun, and others.
On social media we now have 2,139 likes on Facebook, and 576 followers on
Twitter @DDMBoro.
Historic Preservation
A preservation plan was prepared with support from the National Trust for
Historic Preservation and the Certified Local Government program of the
Kentucky Heritage Council. We conducted a “Restoration Survey” in June and
received over 150 responses. A pilot historic preservation fund was launched,
thanks to a generous gift from a local donor. We hope this to grow this into a
powerful tool to encourage preservation. Work is also underway on the predevelopment of the Elks Home/Old Hospital that DDM owns.
Successful Downtown Events
Existing and new events attracted hundreds of people downtown. Our newly
initiated sponsorship program brought over $10,000 of new revenue for the
organization.
 Armed Forces Day: For the first time this year, we provided support for
the Armed Forces Day event. Singing groups were brought in, a hog was
roasted, and a great time was had by all participants.
 Ducky Dash: This was the most successful year of the three years this
event has been held. Thanks to the support of several generous sponsors,
DDM got support for the work of the organization.
 Christmas Parade: Another successful Christmas Parade brought over 50
marching groups and hundreds of people downtown with Jimmy Rose as
Grand Marshal.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2013 SUPPORTERS
Sponsors
$5,000 or more
Fund for the Arts / Power2Give – BB, CH
Humana Foundation – BB
$1,000 or more
Anonymous – BB
Home Federal Bank – AF, BB, CH, DD, SC
LG&E and KU Energy – CH
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical
College – DD
$500 or more
Adam & Becky Bowling – BB
Ann Matheny – PF
JRSCI Restaurant Corp. – BB
Nagle Law Office – BB, DD
World Wide Gap – DD
$250 or more
Commercial Bank – CH, DD
Community Trust Bank – CH, DD
EdwardJones – CH, DD, SC
Greene & Greene – BB
J.R. Hoe & Sons – BB
Mikel’s Pharmacy – DD
Rebecca Bowling – BB
Zachary & Kristy Bay – BB
$100 or more
Appalachian Regional Healthcare – DD
Bell County Animal Clinic – CH, DD
Bell County Historical Society – DD
Bowling Law Office – AF, DD
Danny J. Luttrell Insurance – CH
David B. Cook – BB
Douglas Law Office – DD
Dr. James D. Maddox, Dentist – DD
First State Financial – DD, CH
GRW – DD
Hinkle Contracting Company – AF
Ike Slusher – CH
Kenneth W. Smith – BB, CH
Kentucky Senator Brandon Smith – DD
Larry Brooks Bookkeeping– CH, DD
Laura A. Jenkins- BB
Mars Properties – DD
Middlesboro Nursing & Rehabilitation – DD
Samuel A. Melton – DD
Sharp's Cleaners – DD
$25 or more
A.D. Campbell – DD
Amy Goodin – BB
Ashley Rose Miller – BB
Carolyn O’Boyle – BB
DR Alexander Garage Corp. – AF
Faye Thomas – BB
Gregory Moody – BB
Jan Miller – SC
Kay Braswell – BB
Lester Signs, LLC - BB
Lisa Ahlstedt – BB
Martha Wiley – BB
In-Kind Contributions
84 Lumber – BB
City of Middlesboro – DD, BB, CH
Coca-Cola – DD, BB
East End Pawn – DD, CH
Hickman Building Supplies – BB
J.R. Hoe & Sons – DD, CH
Jack Wilson – BB
Jim Brown Supply – CH
JRSCI Restaurant Corp – BB
Ken and Ann Maciula – BB
Mikel’s Pharmacy – CH
Party Time Inflatables – DD
Sherwin Williams – BB
Three States Printing – CH
Walmart – CH
Key
AF – Armed Forces Day
BB – Better Block Middlesborough
CH – Christmas
DD – Ducky Dash
PF – Preservation Fund
SC – Storm Cunningham Visit
Members
A.D. Campbell
Adam Robertson
Angela Jackson
Ann Brown Matheny
Ann Shumate
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Bell County Historical Society
Bell County Public Library
Betty Cochran
Bo Green
Bob Vaughn
Dr. Brent Chumbley
Buttery’s Floor Covering
Carolyn O'Boyle ^
Charlene Rucker
Charles Philip Ball ^
^Served as a Board Member in 2013.
Charles S. Arensberg
Civitas Media
Commercial Bank
Community Trust Bank, Inc.
Danny J. Luttrell
Delta Natural Gas Company
Donna Smith ^
East End Pawn
Evelyn Farmer ^
Graves Insurance Agency, Inc.
Green Construction Co., Inc.
GRW Engineers, Inc.
Ike Slusher
J.P. Cline, III
Dr. James Maddox
Jay Shoffner ^
Jeffrey Sharpe
Keith Nagle ^
Dr. Kenneth Smith
Kim Johnson ^
Larry Grandey ^
Martha Wiley
Middlesboro Nursing & Rehabilitation
Penny Smith ^
R.L. Longworth
Richard Tamer
Sally Simpson
Samuel Melton
Steve Obermann
Vicki Byrne ^
William Watson
Volunteers
Board and Committees
Adam Bowling - D
Ashley Cambron - D
Becky Bowling - D
Betty Halsey - O
Bill Schutters - E
Blake Bowling - D
Bo Green - O
Brian O’Brien - P
Candice Jones - E
Carolyn O’Boyle - B,O
Charlene Rucker - P
Donna Smith - B,O
Elizabeth Barry - D
Elizabeth Parker - E
Evelyn Farmer - B,D
Jarryd Boster - D
Jay Shoffner - B,D
John Day - P
Keith Nagle - B,O
Kelly Shoffner - D
Kim Johnson - B
Kirby Smith - O
Larry Grandey - B,E
Luke Ramsay - E
Paul Wright - E
Penny Smith - B,P
Phillip Ball – B,O
Rita Hansard - P
Samuel Coleman - E
Stephanie Boster - D
Stephen Cambron - D
Vicki Byrne - B, P
Wade Bevins - E
B – Board, O – Organization, P – Promotion, D – Design, E – Economic Restructuring
Strategic Planning
Adam Bowling ^
Angela Jackson
Ann Matheny
Becky Bowling ^
Bill Kelley, Mayor
Bob Fernekes
Bob Vaughn
Carolyn Compton
Carolyn O’ Boyle ^
Charles Leachman
Chrissy Kremer
Donna Smith ^
Evelyn Farmer ^
Glen Payne
Hank Harned
Jacob Roan
James Madison
Jay Shoffner ^
Jon Rollins
Judy Barton
Judy Grandey
Keith Nagle ^
Kelly Shoffner ^
Kirby Smith ^
Larry Grandey ^
Madison Shoffner
Mallory Shoffner
Mark Woods
Marie Oehlerking
Patti Simpson
J.P. Cline, III
Randy Melton
Sam Compton
Storm Cunningham
Tad Long
Tiffany Duncan
Philanthropic Initiative
Allison Lankford
Bob Vaughn
Bobbie Bryant
Bobby Abbott
Carolyn O'Boyle ^
Charles Burchfield
Chrissy Kremer
Donna Smith ^
Dr. Vic Adams
Gerry Roll
Hank Harned
Isaac D. Kremer
Jacob Roan
Jane Higgins
Jay Shoffner ^
Mark Woods
Judy Cox ^
Judy Grandey
Keith Nagle ^
Kelly Shoffner ^
Kirby Smith ^
Larry Grandey ^
Lisa Ashner Adkins
Marie E Oehlerking
Philip Ball ^
Sam Compton
Samuel Coleman ^
Scott Madon
Sherwin Rader
Tad Long
Tiffany Duncan
Better Block Middlesborough
Acacia Tribell
Alisa Dickson
Allison Tse
Ashley Cambron ^
Becky Bowling ^
Ben Slusher
Bill Kelley, Mayor
Blake Bowling ^
Bo Green ^
Bob Vaughn
Bonnie Banks
Caroline Conley
Carolyn O'Boyle ^
Charles Leachman
Chrissy Kremer
Cindy Hatchell
Courtney Carnes
Deborah Routman
Derik Neilson
Donna Smith ^
Dustin Fowler
Elizabeth Barry ^
Emily Walls
Erblina Koka
Forrest Rackham
Frank Smith
Jack Wilson
Jarrod Walterstein
Jay Shoffner ^
Joe Clabes
J.P. Cline, III
Kami Terry
Kathryn Lenhert
Katie Potter
Kayla Neilson
Kelly Shoffner ^
Kirby Smith ^
Kitty Dougoud
Kristy Bay ^
Les Roll
Lisa Schneider
Dr. Lorraine Garkovich
Louis Fanucci
Maryselle Winters
Matthew Kim
Myra Richardson
Dr. Ned Kaufman
Nick Hadji
Nicki Forth
Patsy Barnett
Penny Smith ^
Reid Usedom
Ricky Kalia
Ryan Lankford
Sean Plank
Shayla Bajaj
Shuler Phillips
Sonya Rackham
Stephanie Boster ^
Stephen Cambron ^
Tad Long
Tanner Shepherd
Tim Tapoona
Toni Winston
Travis Klondike
Xanshunta L. Polk
Zachary Bay
^Served as a Board or Committee Member in 2013.
Partners
National
CommunityMatters
National Civilian Community Corps
National Park Service (NPS)
- NPS – Cumberland Gap National Historical
Park
- NPS – Rivers, Trails, and Conservation
Assistance Program
National Main Street Center
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Orton Family Foundation
Preservation Action
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell
U.S. Representative Hal Rogers
State
Kentucky Heritage Council (KHC)
- KHC - Kentucky Main Street Program
- KHC – Certified Local Government Program
Kentucky Innovation Network
Kentucky League of Cities
The Kentucky Philanthropy Initiative
Kentucky Small Business Development Center
Kentucky State Senator Brandon Smith
Regional
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Brushy Fork Institute at Berea College
Center for Rural Development
The Children's Reading Foundation of
Appalachia KY
Cumberland Valley Area Development District
Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp.
Mountain Association for Community Economic
Development
TourSEKY
University of Kentucky (UK)
- UK – Cooperative Extension
- UK – Dept. of Landscape Architecture
Barbourville (KY)
Barbourville Tourism
Union College
Bell County (KY)
Bell County High School (BCHS)
- BCHS – JROTC
Bell County Volunteer Fire Department
Bell County Recycling
Cumberland Gap (TN)
Town of Cumberland Gap
Whistle Stop Antiques
Cumberland Gap High School (CGHS)
- CGHS – Marching Band
- CGHS – Pantherettes
Harrogate (TN)
City of Harrogate Volunteer Fire Department
Lincoln Memorial University (LMU)
- LMU – School of Business
- LMU – ENACTUS
- LMU – Art Department
- LMU – DeBusk College of Osteopathic
Medicine (DCOM)
- LMU – J. Frank White Academy
Norton (VA)
City of Norton
Pineville (KY)
City of Pineville
- Fire Department
- Main Street Pineville
Local
84 Lumber
American Rentals
Bell County Airport
Bell County Historical Society
Bell County Public Library
Bell County Tourism
Buttery’s Floor Covering
City of Middlesborough (COM)
- COM – Mayor Bill Kelley
- COM – Police Department
- COM – Street Department
- COM – Trail Town Task Force
Cub Scout Pack 544
Cumberland Manor Bed & Breakfast
Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival
First State Financial
Girl Scout Troop 293
Girl Scout Troop 1523
Girl Scout Troop 1877
Gym Magic
Hickman Building Supplies
Home Federal Bank
Kidz Korner Daycare
Liberty Tax Service
Middlesboro Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Middlesboro Fire Department
Mountain View Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center
Pizza Plus
Skateworld
T&T Stables
Triple Crown Elite
Walmart
Churches
Bennetts Fork Baptist Church
Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-Day Saints
First Baptist Church
First Christian Church
Southside Baptist Church
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Schools
Middlesboro Elementary School
Middlesboro Middle School
Middlesboro High School (MHS)
- MHS – Marching Band
- MHS – Choir
- MHS – Key Club
- MHS – JROTC
Other Partners
AMEC
Boone Society of America
Central Kentucky Community Foundation
CLUE Group
Fund for the Arts
GRW
Linebach Funkhouser
ReCitizen
RuskinArc
Stantec
Street Plans Collaborative
Walk [Your City]
Wise Economy Workshop
DISCOVER DOWNTOWN MIDDLESBORO, INC.
Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2013
As of Dec
31 2013
ASSETS
Current Assets
Bank Accounts
18001 Community Trust Bank, Inc.
14,973.19
18002 First State Financial
Total Bank Accounts
Total Current Assets
0.00
$
14,973.19
$
14,973.19
Fixed Assets
15500 Land Improvements
0.00
15505 Accum Deprec - Land Improvement
0.00
Total Fixed Assets
$
0.00
Other Assets
18010 Marketable Securities
0.00
18600 Other Assets
0.00
18630 Corporate Bonds
0.00
19000 Land
Total Other Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
80,000.00
$
80,000.00
$ 94,973.19
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities
Long-Term Liabilities
27200 Other Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities
Total Liabilities
0.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
Equity
32000 Unrestricted Net Assets
8005 Unrealized gains/losses
Net Income
Total Equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
94,973.19
0.00
94,973.19
$ 94,973.19
$ 94,973.19
DISCOVER DOWNTOWN MIDDLESBORO, INC.
Profit & Loss
January through December 2013
Jan – Dec 2013
Ordinary Income/Expense
Income
Direct Public Support
City of Middlesboro
Coal Severance
Total Direct Public Support
40,000.00
9,920.23
49,920.23
Grants Received
ARC Grant
National Trust Preservation Funds Grant
Total Grants Received
10,000.00
5,000.00
15,000.00
Other Types of Income
Armed Forces Day
350.00
Brushy Fork Institute
457.08
Ducky Dash
5,254.10
Better Block
11,283.57
Christmas
Misc. Income
Total Other Types of Income
1,350.00
0.44
18,695.19
Program Income
Membership Dues
7,885.00
Total Program Income
7,885.00
Total Income
91,500.42
Expense
Business Expenses
Business Registration Fees
Insurance
Total Business Expenses
265.00
1,819.00
2,084.00
Contract Services
Accounting Fees
Director Fee
Internship
Total Contract Services
1,700.00
28,750.00
1,925.00
32,375.00
Operations
DDM Meetings
1,018.39
Office Supplies
377.69
Postage, Mailing Service
556.97
Printing and Copying
199.67
Internet
359.17
Total Operations
2,511.89
Other Types of Expenses
Advertising
Total Other Types of Expenses
902.40
902.40
Projects
Christmas
Ducky Dash
Strategic Planning
3,282.37
1,253.25
12,632.47
Philanthropic Initiative
433.02
Red Bud Tea
277.36
Elks Home
Exploration Center
Better Block
Armed Forces Day
Misc. Expense
Total Projects
3,772.46
137.63
20,743.40
390.00
434.30
43,356.26
Travel and Meetings
Conference, Convention, Meeting, Travel
Meals
Total Travel and Meetings
Total Expense
919.26
454.95
1,374.21
82,603.76
Net Ordinary Income
Net Income
8,896.66