When:
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
10 AM to Noon CDT (Registration and light breakfast begin at 9:30 AM)
Contact:
Clint McManusHouston-Galveston Area Council
832-681-2513
clint.mcmanus@h-gac.com
Bringing Back Main Street: H-GAC Revitalization Roundtable
Leveraging Historic Preservation
Communities throughout the Houston-Galveston region are revitalizing their downtowns. Come learn how your community can leverage historic preservation in your downtown at H-GAC’s Bringing Back Main Street: Revitalization Roundtable on Tuesday, April 25.
Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Breakfast is sponsored by the Wharton Chamber of Commerce
Introductions
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Welcome to Wharton
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Mayor Tim Barker
Brief History of Monterey Square
10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Jeffrey D. Blair, Wharton County Courthouse Restoration/Preservation, Inc. and Wharton County Historical Commission
Panel: Leveraging History for a Brighter Future
10:40 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Amy Morales, Marketing Director of Kapeesh Creative Marketing of Wharton
Ron Sanders, Executive Director of the Wharton Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Pat Blair, Chair of the Wharton County Historical Commission
Andres Garza, Wharton City Manager
David Bucek, Jr., FAIA of Stern and Bucek Architects
Break
11:10 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Walking Tour of the Wharton County Courthouse
11:20 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
David Bucek, Jr., FAIA of Stern and Bucek Architects
Jeffrey D. Blair, Wharton County Courthouse Restoration/Preservation, Inc. and Wharton County Historical Commission