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Town Of Willington
Economic Development Commission Meeting
Meeting Minutes of
March 30, 2016
*Minutes are not official until approved at the next regular meeting
Attendees: Tom Buccino Tom Treiber, Vice Chair and Secretary
Kim Kowalyshyn by phone Jason Bracich
Jackie Silverstein, Chair
J Silverstein opened the meeting at 6:45PM.
Public Comment – None present.
Approval of Minutes
- On a motion by Jackie seconded by Tom T., the minutes of the February 22, 2016 and the March 15, 2016 Special Meeting were approved.
New Business
- Jackie provided copies of the updated 2016 Meeting Dates.
- Correspondence/Email – The CT Conference of Municipalities will hold an Economic Development Workshop on April 7, 2016 in Hartford, CT. Jason will be attending. He said that it could provide information helpful to implementing Market Study recommendations. Discussion was held on how to handle request from Ralph Tulis re request for more information on Peter Fairweather’s presentation to BOS. The available information includes the BOS minutes and the video of the meeting if it’s available. Jackie will inquire about video availability.
Old Business
- Business Directory – We went over and revised business classifications. Jackie will provide copies of updated classifications. Jackie also suggested format changes to make directory easier to follow. Jackie will be point of contact with printer. She and Tom B. will meet with printer to go over changes.
- Market Study – Jackie will forward copies of Peter Fairweather’s report to members and request hard copies of the report from Fairweather for EDC members and additional copies for the BOS, etc. We will review the report recommendations to identify action items.
Also Jackie will get clarification from Robin and BOS on whether report should be made available online and, if so, where it will appear. Tom B. mentioned that VCI report should be handled in a similar manner.
- EDC Treasurer – On a motion by Jason seconded by Jackie, Tom B. was approved as the EDC Treasurer.
Meeting adjourned at 10:03 PM.
The next meeting will be on April 27, 2016 at 6:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Treiber
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