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Committees

Business Retention & Expansion Committee

  • Develop a resource list of financial incentives that can be offered to new businesses on MacArthur Boulevard, focusing on resources for small businesses and complete with contact information.
  • Develop and maintain a list of available MacArthur Real Estate and list the openings on the website. The list shall include: available properties, owners names, zoning restrictions, asking price & property advantages / disadvantages.
  • Drive interested parties to www.shoponmacarthur.com
  • Marketing of vacancies on MacArthur in Illinois Times in available ad space on MBBA page.
  • Develop a list of the owners of all vacant buildings on MacArthur.
  • Provide cooperative marketing programs with MBBA members, including newspaper, radio, websites, email marketing and coupons.

Membership Committee

  • Plan and implement an annual membership drive targeting all MacArthur area businesses, working with the Treasurer & Secretary of the Board to ensure annual membership renewals beginning in December of each year.
  • Survey the membership annually
  • Work with the Special Events Committee to provide member-retention events.
  • Work with the Business Retention & Expansion Committee to help encourage businesses to locate on MacArthur and join the association.

Beautification, Zoning & Infrastructure Committee

  • Work with the Strategic Planning Project to define the plan.
  • Once the plan identifies next steps, help to implement identified initiatives.
  • Work with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and other State and Federal Agencies to obtain funding for streetscape and strategic projects.

Special Events Committee

  • Plan and implement the Annual Artists Market
  • Proceed with an Adopt A Highway/Adopt A Street plan for MacArthur
  • Organize a “Clean Up Day” for MacArthur
  • Organize a variety of networking, promotional and business related events beneficial to members.

Community Relations / Neighborhood Committee

  • Continue to build relationships with government, neighbors & neighborhood associations, business & property owners so communication lines are in place when needed, issues are easier to address and events can be quickly & easily publicized with major stakeholders.
  • Continue to build a strong connection with the Police Departments (Springfield & Jerome)
  • Reduce crime by working with police, businesses & MacArthur Park Apartments.
  • Educate property & business owners on the importance of keeping property clean and in good repair to attract more businesses and reduce crime.
  • Implement a quarterly drive-around assessment of nuisances and zoning violations similar to the Enos Park process. Provide tools to help all stakeholders participate in reducing nuisances & ugliness by documenting accountability & processes for addressing particular issues.
    • Work with City Public Works Dept on ordinance enforcement of nuisance violations
    • Procure the zoning code for the area and making all interested parties aware of said code. Put together a checklist of all potential zoning violations in the area and make it available to all interested parties in the area.
  • Define areas of responsibility between interested parties (e.g. public works, MBBA, Police Dept)
  • Investigate the implementation of a Neighborhood Watch program for the businesses on MacArthur Blvd.

Nominating Committee

  • Solicits and receives names of Board candidates in September to October of each year.
  • Submits a slate of candidates to the Board of Directors by Nov. 1 for consideration at the Annual Meeting.

Business Retention & Expansion Committee

  • Develop a resource list of financial incentives that can be offered to new businesses on MacArthur Boulevard, focusing on resources for small businesses and complete with contact information.
  • Develop and maintain a list of available MacArthur Real Estate and list the openings on the website. The list shall include: available properties, owners names, zoning restrictions, asking price & property advantages / disadvantages.
  • Drive interested parties to www.shoponmacarthur.com
  • Marketing of vacancies on MacArthur in Illinois Times in available ad space on MBBA page.
  • Develop a list of the owners of all vacant buildings on MacArthur.
  • Provide cooperative marketing programs with MBBA members, including newspaper, radio, websites, email marketing and coupons.

Membership Committee

  • Plan and implement an annual membership drive targeting all MacArthur area businesses, working with the Treasurer & Secretary of the Board to ensure annual membership renewals beginning in December of each year.
  • Survey the membership annually
  • Work with the Special Events Committee to provide member-retention events.
  • Work with the Business Retention & Expansion Committee to help encourage businesses to locate on MacArthur and join the association.

Beautification, Zoning & Infrastructure Committee

  • Work with the Strategic Planning Project to define the plan.
  • Once the plan identifies next steps, help to implement identified initiatives.
  • Work with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and other State and Federal Agencies to obtain funding for streetscape and strategic projects.

Special Events Committee

  • Plan and implement the Annual Artists Market
  • Proceed with an Adopt A Highway/Adopt A Street plan for MacArthur
  • Organize a “Clean Up Day” for MacArthur
  • Organize a variety of networking, promotional and business related events beneficial to members.

Community Relations / Neighborhood Committee

  • Continue to build relationships with government, neighbors & neighborhood associations, business & property owners so communication lines are in place when needed, issues are easier to address and events can be quickly & easily publicized with major stakeholders.
  • Continue to build a strong connection with the Police Departments (Springfield & Jerome)
  • Reduce crime by working with police, businesses & MacArthur Park Apartments.
  • Educate property & business owners on the importance of keeping property clean and in good repair to attract more businesses and reduce crime.
  • Implement a quarterly drive-around assessment of nuisances and zoning violations similar to the Enos Park process. Provide tools to help all stakeholders participate in reducing nuisances & ugliness by documenting accountability & processes for addressing particular issues.
    • Work with City Public Works Dept on ordinance enforcement of nuisance violations
    • Procure the zoning code for the area and making all interested parties aware of said code. Put together a checklist of all potential zoning violations in the area and make it available to all interested parties in the area.
  • Define areas of responsibility between interested parties (e.g. public works, MBBA, Police Dept)
  • Investigate the implementation of a Neighborhood Watch program for the businesses on MacArthur Blvd.

Nominating Committee

  • Solicits and receives names of Board candidates in September to October of each year.
  • Submits a slate of candidates to the Board of Directors by Nov. 1 for consideration at the Annual Meeting.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

   Redevelopment Plan
   Community Workshop Lakota Group

    Wednesday, September 8, 6:30pm
    Butler Elementary School
    1701 South MacArthur Blvd.
    Download flyer...
    Lakota project website...

   Monthly Meeting September
    Thursday, September 9, 7:30am
    Red Cross
    1045 Outer Park Dr

   Believe in the Boulevard event
    Saturday, Oct. 9 (tentative)

   Redevelopment Plan
   Community Workshop Lakota Group

    Wednesday, September 8, 6:30pm
    Butler Elementary School
    1701 South MacArthur Blvd.
    Download flyer...
    Lakota project website...

   Monthly Meeting September
    Thursday, September 9, 7:30am
    Red Cross
    1045 Outer Park Dr

   Believe in the Boulevard event
    Saturday, Oct. 9 (tentative)

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