About Vision Lampasas

About Us

What Vision Lampasas Is All About

Local Events

Looking for a way to get involved in our community? Vision Lampasas partners with various organizations to host events throughout the year. Events promote tourism to Lampasas, Texas.

Murals

Has a mural caught your eye recently? Vision Lampasas gathers volunteers from around the community to conceptualize and paint murals on local businesses. Find out where we're painting next!

Vision Lampasas, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is comprised of visionaries motivated to enhance the aesthetic, social, cultural, and economic welfare
of Lampasas, Texas.

Your donation may be tax deductible, and is always greatly appreciated!

Our History

History of Vision Lampasas

The Lampasas Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) began downtown task force called Vision Downtown Lampasas in 2007. Early supporters and developers were: Jim Rutland, local businessman, Danielle Smith, Main Street manager, and Julie Johncox Consulting. Others eager to make the new organization successful and carry out projects beneficial to Lampasas were local bankers, artists, realtors, city staff, local politicians, and hundreds of community-minded volunteers.

In 2012 the organization was renamed Vision Lampasas and the mission statement slightly reworked to: “Vision Lampasas is dedicated to enhancing the aesthetic, social, cultural, and economic welfare of Lampasas” to better reflect an expanded focus on the entire city.
Our motto remains: “Remembering the Past with Vision for the Future”.

Our proud accomplishments

Master plan design providing a comprehensive strategy to develop the Downtown
Comprehensive database of all area properties, with land-use recommendations
Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (NEZ) providing incentives for developers to invest in the downtown area
$15,000 Façade Grant Program to encourage improvements to the Historic District
Low-interest loan pool with the cooperation of four local banks
Entrepreneurship Workshop / program
Do-it-yourself Market Analysis
Banners in conjunction with Go Texan! directing visitors to the Historic District
Billboard directing visitors to the Historic Downtown District
Brochures distributed to the local Chamber of Commerce, hotels, RV parks and visitors to Lampasas
Clean-up campaigns for the Courthouse Square
Holiday Window Murals contest
Farmer's Market
Partnering with the City of Lampasas to support and develop Rex Johnson Urban Nature Park. The park has now been named Cooper Springs Nature Park and they have branched off into their own nonprofit organization to further develop this treasure
Public Art – 13 murals have been painted in the Historic District and have received national recognition and the master plan was a runner up for the Texas Downtown Association President’s award for public improvement
The murals have been featured in The Dallas Morning News, Austin American Statesman, Killeen Daily Herald, Lampasas Dispatch, and Hill Country Magazine
See our “Murals” page for pictures!
Special community events: - see our “Events” page

Collaborators

Downtown Merchants • Lampasas County Chamber Of Commerce • The City Of Lampasas • Walmart • Lampasas ISD • Atlas 4000 • LAFTA

Vision Lampasas In The News

"Backroads Murals Attract Many to Lampasas" - KDHNews

"Finding Gems And Treasures" - Lampasas Dispatch Record

"Vision For Lampasas Murals" - Killeen Daily Herald

"Vision Lampasas Scores Another Beautiful Mural For Lampasas" - Active Rain

"Vision Lampasas Donates To Texas Ride For Cancer" - Burnet Bulletin

"Casino Night A Big Win For All" - Lampasas Dispatch Record

Our murals mentioned with some history about them at - Hill Country Art Talk

Vision Lampasas on Trip Advisor

Meet The Vision Lampasas Team

Meet our Officers and Members

Dorinda Barrett - Vice President and Secretary

Shirley Blake

Libby Bluntzer

Nancee Stevens

Carolyne Bulloch

Lori Graham Hickson - Treasurer

Dianna Hodges - President

Jeyde Kelly

Katherine Mezger

TJ Monroe

Woman with small paintbrush by painted wall

Julie Williams

Deb Williamson

• Some recent changes of the Officer guard •
Dianna Hodges now President, Lori Graham Hickson still Treasurer, and Dorinda Barrett now Vice President, and continues to be Secretary.

Committee Chairs: Art - Libby Bluntzer / Squared Silly - Dianna Hodges / Indian Artifact & Mineral And Gem Show - Libby Bluntzer / Carol of Lights - TJ Monroe / Christmas on the Creek - Katherine Mezger