Texarkana Gazette

Meet Allie Anderson

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Allie Anderson, new Main Street Program director for Linden, Texas, sent the following message to Linden citizens Monday:

“I am originally from Uvalde, which is west of San Antonio. I studied recreation, parks and tourism science while in school.

“When Uvalde was accepted into the Main Street Program, I asked to do an internship with Main Street and ended up interning for three years. Since then, I’ve worked for the city, county appraisal district, a couple of small, locally-owned businesses and completed a couple of historic building renovation projects.

“When I saw that Linden was one of the new Main Street cities, I researched the town and was excited to see how much potential lies in wait there.

“I consider myself lucky to be chosen to lead this new venture. I want people to understand that Main Street is exactly that … a community project.

“The only way for this program to be a success is for the whole town to buy in. We need building owners to ready their buildings for new business opportunit­ies. We need local volunteers serving on committees and helping with events.

And, most importantl­y, we need to be shopping locally and supporting our local businesses. That’s the recipe for a strong local economy, and that’s where Linden is heading.”

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