As it is !
Monday August 22, 2005 Op Ed - Brownwood Bulletin
Growth shown in variety of places
Brownwood residents know about growing pains. They have endured them for several years as improvements have been made -- and are continuing to be made -- along Austin Avenue, in Camp Bowie, in the downtown business district and along Commerce Street and Early Boulevard. Based on short- and long-term plans and projects already announced or funded, the detours and delays for motorists are far from over.
source: www.brownwoodbulletin.com
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and now read for yourself John Ivy's comments regarding Downtown Brownwood that were posted at his/hers/their "Unofficial" City of Brownwood Website (www.cityofbrownwood.com):
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Posted - July 28 2005 : 21:56:29
Our Downtown is not significant enough to sustain a real tourism factor, Nor is efficient enough to sustain a real commercial aspect. It is Tight , dingy, Unattractive, surrounded and made up of old withering contruction. Now the genius engineers have turned Center Ave into a blinding dangerous avenue to travel. The lights are too low to the ground right in the line of sight of the driver and about 50x to bright. The parking now has cars backing blindly into traffic. This so a couple of old bags can say they accomplished something to make Brownwood better. They could have resurfaced 200x times the length of roadway as it took to fix that small section of Center Ave. Now Center Park, Wow go there stand right in the center look north and east what do you see? I don;t know if the weater still runs on the wall or not but it is always funny to put or see it after soemone has loaded it up with dish soap ....................................."
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Note from Steve: I do agree with the lighting issues ( color tone and intensity ! ), but I would have probably written a letter to the editor and signed my own name to it ! I work in the "light" of day. A freaky concept for some im-posters @ COB ! Come on COB, repost the entire thread regarding Historic Downtown Brownwood ! By the way, I disagree with John's "old bags" reference. Who is John referring to as "old bags" ?
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Sunday September 11, 2005
Op Ed
Company's coming: Put best foot forward
The Fifth Anniversary Brownwood Reunion Celebration next weekend promises to be bigger and better than ever, with activities and attractions for every age and taste. That is not a simple feat, because every year's Reunion has been an incredible exhibition of planning, scheduling and fun. But year after year, the Reunion committee successfully tops itself, building on the foundation already established and enhancing the reputation of a community festival which continues to garner statewide accolades.
Hundreds of volunteers make it happen, and thousands of local citizens are joined by increasing numbers of guests, visitors and former residents who have had the third weekend in September marked on their calendars for months. It is time for Brownwood to put its best foot forward.
The eyes of the entire state, and through the Internet the entire world, will be on this city when the Brownwood Reunion Celebration opens Friday. Since tourism is an important part of the local economy, it's fair to say that the welcome mat is always out. But during the coming week, more than any other during the year, the community needs to make an extra effort to shine.
Company is indeed coming, and all of us need to be ready.
The Brownwood Reunion Celebration has become a delightful weekend of fun for all those who participate, but it is also a time when the spotlight will be shining. As it does, what the glare of those lights finds should be favorable and complimentary. It shouldn't take much work to ensure that our guests will be impressed if everyone assumes some role to cleanup and beautify the places where we work and live.
Perhaps it means cutting down some unsightly weeds, or painting over some graffiti. Debris that needs to be hauled off should be handled now, and anything else that can be done to make the community more appealing will tell our guests "welcome" in ways they will long remember.
The Brownwood Reunion Celebration has in five short years become one of the premier festivals in Texas, and that does not happen by accident. An attractive, beautiful community doesn't happen by accident either. Taking the extra effort to polish our appearance, especially in the areas where our guests will be spending the most time, is a good way every one can play a part in the success of this year's Brownwood Reunion Celebration.
Brownwood Bulletin
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