Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 15, 1995 TAG: 9502150054
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: PAUL DELLINGER STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: PULASKI LENGTH: Medium
A ribbon-cutting ceremony at Golden Oldies will be held today; a coffee and doughnut shop will open Monday.
The Pulaski Business Association discussed the new enterprises at its meeting Tuesday at the Renaissance Restaurant.
To bring people in, the coffee shop, called Main Street Station, will give away doughnuts on Monday and Tuesday ``as long as they last,'' Smith said.
Several other restaurants have been located in the same space on Main Street near the courthouse, but none lasted very long. Smith said he will gear his menu to people who have only a short lunch break or want a quick meal.
Besides coffee and doughnuts, Main Street Station will offer sandwich subs, hamburgers, pastries and a variety of sweets. It will be open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Smith is already working to better his part of Main Street. He told the Alliance he would recruit volunteers to paint some of the trim above nearby stores. The town is supplying the paint.
The owner of each building will have to be contacted to get approval for the painting and decide on colors. Because downtown Pulaski is a designated historical zone, approval must also be obtained from a town historical board. Arrangements must also be made to obtain a cherry-picker machine, so the painters will be able to reach some of the high trim work.
``I'd like to see it happen by summer,'' Smith said.
``Maybe everyone could find a volunteer, or volunteer themselves, like I will,'' said Marlis Ryssel-Flynn, Alliance president.
The Alliance also met with representatives of the Pulaski Police Department on Tuesday.
Vanessa Hill, crime prevention specialist, said the department is seeking grants to enhance its crime prevention program and buy computer equipment which can speed the writing of reports and free more officers to be on the street.
A full-time person has been assigned to ticket vehicles parked past the two-hour limit downtown, she said. Business people have long been concerned that all-day parking in front of stores leaves no spaces for customers.
Because some drivers wait for the chalk mark to be put on a tire and then roll their car into another space, the monitor will take license tag numbers as well, said Sandy Wilhoit, crime prevention coordinator.
by CNB