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- From: "Steve Irving" <wsirving AT morgancreek.net>
- To: "'Chapel Hill Information Technology Advisory Committee'" <chtechcomm AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Chtechcomm] FW: DEDC Meeting Tonight
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:03:29 -0400
Title: Message
Martha, et. al., Gregg and I both attended the DEDC Board
meeting Wednesday morning. Here are some observations and comments … Attending DEDC Board members were: Nancy
Suttenfield (Vice-Chair, presiding), Tom Tucker, Roger Perry, Allen Fine, Lex Alexander
(perhaps one other - there were no introductions) Absent DEDC Board members: Kevin Foy,
Andrea Rohrbacher, perhaps others (the list of board members on the web site is
out of date) DEDC Staff: Liz Parham, Executive Director Public and press: Lisa Hoppenjans,
reporter for The Chapel Hill News; Pat Evans, Friends of Downtown Chapel Hill;
Terry Mellville, entrepreneur; Gregg Gerdau, Steve Irving and others The meeting proceeded according to the
agenda (Martha – I could not locate the agenda on line. Please supply a
link if you have it.) and initially focused on financial issues. There was a
discussion of changing DEDC’s fiscal year end from 12/31 to 6/30 in order
to match both the Town’s and UNC’s FYE. Liz presented a series of
financial and operational recommendations which were approved. There was much discussion regarding the
approaching Memorial Hall re-opening and preparations in the downtown area,
including displaying banners along the street and general cleanup. See
Herald-Sun article: http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-635396.html Lex suggested that some of the empty
storefronts could be filled with informational or cultural displays and the
board charged Liz with making the appropriate inquiries. During Liz’s discussion of her work
plan for the next 4 months, there was no mention of downtown wireless. During the citizen comment part of the
meeting, Pat inquired whether DEDC would be conducting any sort of “welcome
back students” campaign such as has been done by the (now defunct)
Downtown Commission in the past. No such effort is under way, although Gregg
offered to engage local Boy Scouts to assist should it develop. There was a
discussion of grants to local businesses to clean up/improve/light storefronts
and concern expressed about local flooding vis-à-vis the storm water tax. Gregg presented the Board with the TC’s
Our attendance and participation was
generally appreciated by all, and we were specifically and enthusiastically
thanked by Liz, Lex, Pat and others following the meeting. Steve From: Never mind - it was this morning...sorry,
didn't read carefully. But, did anyone go??? Martha -----Original Message----- I can't find a phone listing (is there such a thing?) so I'm
sending an email. There's a DEDC meeting tonight, Wednesday, August 10 at
7:30 at the No mention of the downtown internet access initiatives,
unless they are included in the work plan. Perhaps some of us can make it to introduce
ourselves, listen to the discussion, and report back? Martha Martha A. Hoylman 308 Telluride Trail 919-933-4449 (home) 919-949-3958 (cell) |
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[Chtechcomm] FW: DEDC Meeting Tonight,
Martha Hoylman, 08/10/2005
- Re: [Chtechcomm] FW: DEDC Meeting Tonight, Steve Irving, 08/15/2005
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