SIA Minutes December 7, 2006
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 by Steve Howard, vice-president.Members present: Steve Howard, Amy Blankenship, Lori Sauls, Eli Sauls, Sara Smith, Nadine Nicolls, Pascal Gill, and Ron Daugherty.
Andrea Trzaska Called and asked questions before meeting with Pat Bonck. She questioned where we are with the plans. Steve expressed concerns with Andrews University's plans. Others also are concerned. There is a need for us to discuss our concerns with the county. It is not acceptable to us for Andrews University's plans to be simply pushed forward.
The Farmer's Market is experiencing problems at this time. Vendors have not been showing up lately, even on Saturdays. This could be due to the time of year.
SIA needs to speak to the Water Department about waiving the monthly fee at the Farmer's Market as a community service.
Parents Night Out is scheduled for December 9, 2006.
Amy spoke on the need for more fundraising for SIA. She had ideas for the next holdiay season, such as doing photos, Christmas cards, etc. SIA could try the Parents Night Out again at Valentin's Day. Other ideas: comunity breakfast, SIA could sell coffee, baked goods, etc. at the Farmer's Market.
Suggestion mate to set up a play area at the Farmer's Market. Steve and Wayne had spoken to KABOOM about this earlier.
The Merchants Association is holding a Christmas auction on December 12, 2006 to raise money for three families for Christmas. Wrapped gifts are auctioned off.
Ron presented his business plan. He stated that there are two districts: the diamond area and the 67 interchange.
Thoughts expressed:
encourage commercial development where sewage is
spot zoning not good
40,000-90,000 square feet per store - no larger
get Merchants Associaton involved
discuss the suggestion of limit on formula stores and restaurants with community
work with Wanda on the traffic issue
how much influence will SIA really have with the Industrial park covenants?
what are the recourses for SIA?
additional funding for Farmer's Market
posted by Steve Howard @ 11:06 PM
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