Downtown Association of Rowlett donates plaque for park

by PegNews wire

ROWLETT — Located in a corner park next to the City of Rowlett clock tower on Main Street, a bronze plaque now honors two of Rowlett’s most active and dedicated volunteers thanks to a generous donation by the Downtown Rowlett Association.

Dr. James H. and Betty Thornhill now have their names engraved in bronze in Corner Park, located just east of the City’s clock tower on Main Street, with special thanks for their dedication and volunteerism to the downtown revitalization efforts that have been accomplished over the past decade.

More than a dozen members of the Downtown Rowlett Association attended a gathering to present a check for $6,000 to the City of Rowlett Interim City Manager George Harris and to pose for a photo on Thursday, December 11 at the park to commemorate the placement of the plaque in Corner Park.

“Dr. and Betty Thornhill were very active and extremely instrumental in making sure that historic downtown Rowlett was preserved as it should be and the City is very pleased to accept this generous donation of a plaque in their name,” said George Harris, Interim City Manager.

The Thornhills were very active with the Downtown Rowlett Association in 2001 when the group raised more than $10,000 for downtown renovation of the historic water tower by writing and selling Rowlett cookbooks called Downtown’s Cookin'.

Source: City of Rowlett