HomeMy WebLinkAboutLinda McCalla Proclamation_03.2021
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Linda McCalla was Georgetown’s first Main Street Manager in 1982 and
within three years under her leadership, Georgetown saw $10 million in private sector
reinvestment in downtown with dramatic visual results and revitalization, capturing state
and national attention; and
WHEREAS, Linda’s efforts to promote the downtown and old town historic districts
were the foundation and inspiration for the city’s first Downtown Master Plan and Design
Guidelines, and
WHEREAS, Linda has served on many city boards and committees, including the Main
Street Advisory Board, the Historic and Architectural Review Commission, as past
president for Preservation Georgetown, and most recently the 2030 Comprehensive Plan
Update Committee where she was instrumental in keeping the needs of historic
preservation and community character as a goal of the city to protect our identified historic
resources; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Historical Commission recognized Linda McCalla as the 2021
recipient of the Anice B. Read Award of Excellence in Community Heritage Development
at its Annual Real Places Conference in January 2021, recognizing Linda for exemplary
work in community revitalization, preservation planning and protection.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSH SCHROEDER, MAYOR OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS,
do hereby recognize Linda McCalla
for her dedicated service and commitment to this community.