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By Laura Keeter Daily Times Staff Writer Preservation of Wilson did not renew the contract of its first executive director. The contract for Rob Craw ford ended Aug. 31. His salary was $35,000. “We had not gotten the fund ing in place yet to extend the contract,” said Bobby Boykin, president of the board of trust ees of POW. Bowie Gray, the group’s trea surer, is working now on fund ing, he said. POW’s mission is to protect architecturally and historically significant buildings in Wilson. POW saves historic houses from demolition and holds them to sell to buyers who are willing and able to rehabilitate them. In its first year, POW picked up almost 200 members from a membership drive asking for contributions. The group will expand their mailing list from the initial 800 people. “We think a lot of good people were left off who would be in terested,” Boykin said. The group needs an executive director because “it’s going to be more work than the volunteers can do,” Boykin said. The board of trustees has 15 members. New members are Eliza Stephenson, Paula Ben son, Doug Boone and Betty Lou Walston. “We will probably go back and reassess the executive direc tor’s position, but you can’t hire somebody unless you have the money to back them up.” Several people in the com munity have the credentials and have already expressed an interest in the position, Boykin said. Boykin considers the first year of POW successful. “We got a lot done last year really as a new and beginning organization,” he said. POW got the bylaws written and a basis for a membership list started. The group signed a contact with Darden-Douglas house at 315 W. Green St. to start marketing that and was given the former Mayor John Wilson house for $1 to use as its office, once the home is re stored. “We are getting more estab lished. We are going into our second year, and we will get even more done this year,” Boykin said. A fund-raising tag sale event will be held Nov. 4 at POW’s future office, 101 Warren St. Money raised from the high end yard sale will be used to further restore the home “so when we get another executive director, they can move that of fice in there and have a better street presence,” Boykin said. POW operates now out of the Wilson County Nash Street Of fice Building. The tag sale preview begins at 1 p.m. and the sale is at 2 p.m. keeter@wilsontimes.com | 265-7817
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Thu, Oct 11, 2007
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