The deadline to submit nominations for Jefferson Matters: Main Street historical plaques for the City of Jefferson has been extended for one week.

Mayor Craig Berry says the City has agreed to purchase eight of the 20 available plaques to place on the business side of the downtown square.  The initial plaques will be at the four alleyway entries at a cost of $1,500 per plaque.

JMMS Program Director Alan Robinson says the most important stipulation for a nomination is that the person or event being nominated has been deceased at least 25 years or happened at least 25 years ago.

Berry urges everyone to get submit a nomination so the committee has a varied to choose from.

“What I’m doing is encouraging the community to meet the criteria that’s on the back of the form and get these names in because we would like to have these set up for around the 1st of June so they’ll be up for the Bell Tower Festival which will be the second week in June.”

Robinson points out that forms can be picked up at the Greene County Chamber, Jefferson Matters: Main Street office, People’s Trust and Savings Bank, Home State Bank or the Jefferson Public Library.  You can also find a link to the form by clicking here.

Mayor Berry explains what will happen after the nomination forms are turned in.

“Eventually, it’ll get up to the Council approval with their recommendation of what will go on because it is kind of city money going into to start with and then we’ll be encouraging people to donate to this just so we can get plaques on all the posts.”

Initial funding for the plaques will come from the City and the community-donated Streetscape Fund.