Project Name: Battle Alley Spruce Up
What is your first and last name?
Nick Klempp
What are your preferred pronouns?
He/him/his
What city or village do you live in?
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[535]Are you connected with anyone in your local government?
[536]Are you applying as a business owner, artist, non-profit, DDA, or Commercial Improvement District?
[280]Where will your project take place?
Battle Alley social district in the Village of Holly
Briefly describe your project idea:
The Battle Alley Social District is a pedestrian only area in the heart of our downtown and the main section of our Battle Alley place making strategy. We would like to utilize the area more to draw people to our downtown and our small businesses and restaurants.
How will you be involved in this project? Who will you worth with?
The whole purpose of this is to have a place for community to engage in together again. The events that are held in the Alley as well as the social district are to bring people together and celebrate our community and give them a way to participate in the events in our community. Also, for our Arts in the Alley event we have interactive art projects for kids and their families to take part in.
Describe the artist’s or artists’ work. This is not about credentials—what do they do as an artist?
Peter is a musician an of many talents and sings as well
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Why does your community need this project?
The Village of Holly is a smaller area of under 6,000 residents and our budget makes it difficult to add amenities like this to our area. Also, as a small area our small businesses were impacted greatly the last few years with the combination of COVID, the downturn in the economy and then, this past summer, a devastating fire that destroyed several historic buildings and much of Battle Alley and made it difficult to even have events in the area. We are hoping by adding more activity and ambiance to the area we can start to attract people to the area again.
What do you hope to achieve through this project?
Our goal is to draw more people to our downtown area and to enjoy community together. To have fun and relax with one another and most importantly to draw people to our area businesses and restaurants. We want this to be a place that people can come and discover for the first time or enjoy many times, the ambiance and charm of Holly.
How do you plan to spend the $5,000 microgrant?
We would like to use the microgrant money to help purchase more amenities for the pedestrian only area to make it more usable and people friendly. The area creates an ambiance for our downtown that can attract people to see all it offers. We recently had a fire in our downtown that devastated much our our pedestrian flower pots and most of the trees that once shaded the area. We would like to purchase more pots for flowers as well as bigger trees so that we can bring more shade into the area again and make the area look visually appealing and comfortable for those that utilize the area and not have to worry about the trees wrecking the sidewalks again. We would also like to purchase a permanent outdoor stage to be used by events and festivals that take place in the area like our twice a month open mic night, our Hollydays festival, and First Friday events like Galentines, Arts in the Alley, Ladies Weekend Out, and Witches Night Out. We would also like to purchase some portable equipment that can be dedicated for that use. We would also like to purchase more umbrellas for our tables in the alley to help with shading as well.
What resources do you already have to make this project successful? Resources could include things like time, partners, expertise, donated goods/materials/space, matching funds, and more. Please approximate the in-kind value if possible.
We already have tables and chairs for the outdoor seating and businesses in the area to support the activity.As a partnership with the DDA there will be help with needed funds and advertising. We already have a community group that is ready to help plan events and the use of the Village DPW to setup
Will your project require special permits from the community you are in? For example, anything that requires a street closure or installing a permanent art piece will likely require a special permit from your local governing body or zoning board. If your project is funded, the MML Foundation is happy to help you navigate that process. Please note that all applicants must obtain any necessary permits for their projects, if selected for funding. *
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Anticipated project launch date:
July 27, 2023
Will you serve as the primary point of contact for this application?
[291]Lead Artist First and Last Name:
Peter Stouffer
Lead Artist Website (If Applicable):
Business 1: Business Name:
Holly Cafe
Business 1: Business Type:
Restaurant
Business 1: Business Owner First and Last Name:
Cari Cucksey
Business 1: Physical Location Address
204 S. Saginaw Holly MI 48442
Business 1: Twitter Handle (If Applicable)
Business 1: Facebook Page Link (If Applicable)
The Holly Cafe
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Business 2: Business Name:
Altered Designs
Business 2: Business Type:
Retail
Business 2: Business Owner First and Last Name:
Holly Herrick
Business 2: Business Physical Location Address:
101 South Saginaw Holly MI 48442
Business 2: Twitter Handle (If Applicable)
Business 2: Facebook Page Link (If Applicable)
altereddesigns101
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[336]Image Caption 1 (if any): Battle Alley
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Image Caption 2 (if any): Witches Night event in Battle Alley
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Image Caption 3 (if any): Teen dance in Battle Alley
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Image Caption 4 (if any): Pet Palooza event in Battle Alley
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Image Caption 5 (if any): Downtown Fire in Battle Alley this last summer
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