St.
Mark’s Area Main Street, Inc.
20
Roseland Street
Dorchester,
MA 02124
617.825.3846
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Dot Ave!
A Boston Main Streets Initiative
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Application for
Membership and Committee Information
Dues are $10 per
year for an individual, $25 per year for a business or organization. (Dues may be waived if there is an
economic hardship; please briefly state your reasons for a waiver at the bottom
of this form.)
I apply for membership in Saint Mark’s Area Main Street, Inc. for myself or as a representative of the business or organization named below. I certify the following:
1. I am at least eighteen years old. (The age requirement may be waived by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.)
2. I support the purposes of Saint Mark’s Area Main Street, Inc. or represent a business or organization that supports those purposes.
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Business/Organization (if applicable)
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Address
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Telephone E-Mail
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Date
If you are requesting a waiver of the age requirement or a reduction or waiver of dues, please briefly state your reasons below.
SMAMS Committee Descriptions
Economic Restructuring
Committee
The Economic Restructuring Committee promotes and steers economic development in the SMAMS business district consistent with stated community goals.
We accomplish this by: Recruiting businesses that show market potential; Facilitating meetings between prospective businesses and building owners; Referring owners and tenants to sources of financial and technical assistance; and Building relationships with property and business owners.
Promotion
Committee
The Promotion Committee promotes our local businesses the district as a good place to shop and do business. We do this by publishing a business directory, publicizing the neighborhood, and producing community events such as the Dorchester Avenue Scavenger Hunt.
Design Committee
The Design Committee works to create a cleaner, more attractive and pedestrian-friendly business district with a cohesive physical appearance. This includes storefront renovations, signage replacement, new decorative streetlights, an anti-litter campaign, a public art project, and a design study to plan infrastructure improvements.
Organization Committee
The Organization Committee promotes our Main
Street program by outreach to other neighborhood groups, recruiting new members
to the program, and publicizing the program in the media. To sharpen our focus on each of these
goals, we are forming a membership subcommittee and a publicity
subcommittee.
Fundraising Committee
The Fundraising Committee works to bridge the gap between City and corporate funding and our total expenses. We sponsor several fundraising events throughout the year as well as writing grant applications.
District
Planning Committee
The District Planning Committee works to promote
positive development in the district.
This includes leading community input on major development projects such
as the Ashmont Station renovations and the Trinity Financial Transit-Oriented
Development project at the station; working with the Design Committee and the
City on a design study for infrastructure improvements; working with the Boston
Redevelopment Authority on the Dorchester Avenue Project; and originating and
co-sponsoring a youth charrette as part of the Avenue
Project.