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Whitewater Valley Arts Association proposes Arts & Cultural District to boost Readi 2.0 grant eligibility
Summary
Carol Hathaway of the Whitewater Valley Arts Association asked the council to designate a downtown Arts & Cultural District covering parts of 4th, 5th, Central and N. Grand avenues to improve eligibility for a Readi 2.0 grant and support renovation of historic buildings.
Carol Hathaway, president of the Whitewater Valley Arts Association, presented a formal proposal to designate an Arts & Cultural District in downtown Connersville. Hathaway described the district boundaries as the alley behind the WVAA building on 4th Street to Central Avenue; Central Avenue from 4th Street to 5th Street; 5th Street from Central Avenue to the Historical Museum (beyond N. Grand Ave.); and N. Grand Ave. from 5th Street to 4th Street.
Hathaway said the designation would help the Whitewater Valley Arts Association and local partners qualify for the Readi 2.0 grant and would link nonprofit and for‑profit entities to access funding for renovating historic buildings. The association presented the proposal in writing to the council; the transcript records the reading of the formal proposal but does not record a council vote or formal action on the designation during the March 16 meeting.
Council members received the proposal as part of the meeting packet; no motion or vote to adopt the designation was recorded in the meeting minutes presented in the transcript.
