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{{Infobox Organization | {{Infobox Organization | ||
|name=Downtown Improvement Board | |name=Downtown Improvement Board | ||
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|caption= | |caption= | ||
|mission= | |mission= | ||
− | |motto= | + | |motto="What a life!" |
|formation=[[1972]] | |formation=[[1972]] | ||
|extinction= | |extinction= | ||
|type= | |type= | ||
− | |location=[[ | + | |location=[[Rhodes Building]], Suite 401<br/>41 North [[Jefferson Street]] |
|membership= | |membership= | ||
− | |leader_title= | + | |leader_title=Director |
− | |leader_name=[[ | + | |leader_name=[[Franklin Kimbrough]] |
− | |board=[[ | + | |board=[[Dan Lozier]], Chairman<br/>[[Sandra Ward]], ''Vice Chair''<br/>[[Corbett Davis, Jr.]], Treasure<br/>[[Blaise Adams]]<br/>[[Burney Merrill]] |
− | |staff= | + | |staff=3 |
|key_people= | |key_people= | ||
− | |budget= $ | + | |budget=$774,290 (FY07 projected)<ref name="expansion">[http://www.downtownpensacola.com/DIB/QA.asp Expansion Q&A] - Official website</ref> |
|website=[http://www.downtownpensacola.com/ downtownpensacola.com] | |website=[http://www.downtownpensacola.com/ downtownpensacola.com] | ||
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The 44-block area of the DIB is an uneven collection of commercial properties centered roughly around [[Palafox Street]], bounded to the north by [[Belmont Street|Belmont]] and [[Wright Street]]s and to the south by [[Lexington Plaza]]. The east-west axis is centered along [[Garden Street]] as far east as [[Alcaniz Street|Alcaniz]] and as far west as [[A Street]]. | The 44-block area of the DIB is an uneven collection of commercial properties centered roughly around [[Palafox Street]], bounded to the north by [[Belmont Street|Belmont]] and [[Wright Street]]s and to the south by [[Lexington Plaza]]. The east-west axis is centered along [[Garden Street]] as far east as [[Alcaniz Street|Alcaniz]] and as far west as [[A Street]]. | ||
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===Expansion efforts=== | ===Expansion efforts=== | ||
In [[2006]] the DIB sought to expand its boundaries in several directions, an effort that required approval of property owners within the proposed areas. Chairman [[Dan Lozier]] said the Board tried to assist restoration efforts at [[St. Michael's Cemetery]] following [[cemetery vandalism|acts of vandalism]], "but we were told that we couldn't make the donation because the cemetery isn't in the district."<ref>"Downtown district may be expanded." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 11, 2006.</ref> | In [[2006]] the DIB sought to expand its boundaries in several directions, an effort that required approval of property owners within the proposed areas. Chairman [[Dan Lozier]] said the Board tried to assist restoration efforts at [[St. Michael's Cemetery]] following [[cemetery vandalism|acts of vandalism]], "but we were told that we couldn't make the donation because the cemetery isn't in the district."<ref>"Downtown district may be expanded." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 11, 2006.</ref> | ||
− | [[Image:DIBProposedExpansion.jpg|thumb|right| | + | [[Image:DIBProposedExpansion.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Boundaries of the proposed DIB expansion]] |
The exact boundaries of the expansion proposal were altered several times to omit residential neighborhoods, instead focusing on four commercial areas: | The exact boundaries of the expansion proposal were altered several times to omit residential neighborhoods, instead focusing on four commercial areas: | ||
− | *Area 1 – east of [[Alcaniz Street]] and south of the [[CSX Railroad]], including the [[Crowne Plaza Grand Hotel]], [[Gulf Power Company]] and future developments around the [[Aragon]] neighborhood, which was itself excluded | + | *Area 1 – east of [[Alcaniz Street]] and south of the [[CSX Railroad]], including the [[Crowne Plaza Grand Hotel]], [[Gulf Power Company]] and future developments around the [[Aragon Court]] neighborhood, which was itself excluded |
*Area 2 – commercial areas adjacent to [[Seville Square]], south of [[Main Street]] and east of [[Jefferson Street]] (including [[Seville Harbor]]), and the southeastern end of [[Palafox Street]], including [[Palafox Pier]] | *Area 2 – commercial areas adjacent to [[Seville Square]], south of [[Main Street]] and east of [[Jefferson Street]] (including [[Seville Harbor]]), and the southeastern end of [[Palafox Street]], including [[Palafox Pier]] | ||
*Area 3 – southwest of existing DIB boundaries to [[Clubbs Street]], including the [[Trillium]] and [[Main Street Sewage Treatment Plant]] properties | *Area 3 – southwest of existing DIB boundaries to [[Clubbs Street]], including the [[Trillium]] and [[Main Street Sewage Treatment Plant]] properties | ||
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