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Kim McAuliffe joins the city of Hutto's staff as downtown manager on Aug. 5.

The city of Hutto will welcome Kim McAuliffe on Aug. 5 as its new downtown manager, a position the city created to improve its downtown area with retail, dining and other business and attract visitors.

McAuliffe has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Sam Houston State University and previously worked in Huntsville, Texas, leading the city's main street revitalization program. Her accomplishments during her tenure with the city included garnering the city approximately $175,000 in revitalization grants and receiving national recognition from the National Trust Main Street Center for the past three consecutive years. The NTMSC tracks main street programs' growth and progress.

As she takes over her new position in Hutto, McAuliffe will be charged with helping develop Hutto's sense of community, the downtown area as the city's heart and making a central location for the city's festivals and events, according to a city news release.

"I'm truly excited to start work with the city of Hutto, and I want to encourage community members to stop by and visit with me so that we can work together to make Old Town Hutto an even better place to live and work," McAuliffe said in the news release.