ANNUAL REPORT

Synopsis of Activities for the Oxford DDA

Fiscal year 2018-2019

 

Events hosted by the Oxford DDA:

  1.  Concerts in the Park
  2. Witches’ Night Out
  3. Scarecrow Festival
  4. Soup & Sweet Stroll
  5. Dine Out Oxford
  6. Oxford Sidewalk Sales

 

Projects of the Oxford DDA:

  1. Atcheson Alley Placemaking project $2,500 match for grant for new furniture, planters and artwork in Southeast quadrant of downtown.
  2. Centennial Park Paint It Black  $300 to refurbish fence and benches in park. 
  3. Business Boot Camp  $500 for educational series for district business owners.
  4. Bicycle Parking Downtown  $2,800 for new bike rack in downtown. 
  5. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

 

Sign Grants Awarded:

  1. Gravel Capital Brewery
  2. Hawaiian Shave Ice
  3.  Holy Cross

 

Façade Grants Awarded

  1. Blue Ivy

 

M-24 Reconstruction Streetscape project:

The DDA continues to place money into our investment account to cover the costs of the streetscape project. Our goal is to have $400,000 in our investment account & fund balance to cover the costs of the 2020 streetscape project on M-24.  Designs have been finalized and the project is expected to begin construction in spring of 2020. 

 Fund Balance

At the end of fiscal year 2018-2019 the Oxford DDA had a fund Balance of 398,500 of which $350,000 was reserved for the 2020 streetscape project, which is in the 2004 TIF plan,  and $48,500 held in reserve as a financial best practice being 12% of our annual budget.