CIC—
Twenty-five
members and guests attended the March 15 meeting of the New London Community
Improvement Corporation at the American Legion, with the Legion Auxiliary
catering lunch.
President
Dar Anderson opened the meeting, and the secretary’s report was approved. Treasurer Theresa Smith reported $1,614.70 in
checking, $2,788.30 in savings, $6,075 in CDs and $382,221.79 in the Revolving
Loan Fund.
Marketing
Committee members Kelly Gearhart, Deb Gerard and Steve Von Behren
reported they are working on updating the web site information about businesses
and the Revolving Loan Fund.
A Strategic
Planning Committee will be formed and anyone interested in serving is
welcome. Ben Kenny and Jim Wiedenheft will be asked to participate in some of the
planning.
The Board
of Trustees has been discussing ways to contribute in some way to the community
and get the CIC name out. One suggestion
was sponsoring a Little League team and another was participating in the
upcoming Firemen’s convention in some way.
Other suggestions are welcome.
Steve said
all members are asked to submit information for a directory, with a deadline of
May 1.
Ellen
Simmons said the Rotarians are selling roses, and Gary Graham said April 19
will be the Community Health Fair at the school and it is hoped this will be an
annual event.
Mayor Dar
Anderson gave the State of the Village address.
He handed out a booklet outlining 2004 statistics and information and
said the village is still in a budget crisis and village employee pay was
frozen for the second year in a row.
He said
Kent Sporting Goods is leaving the village, except for a warehouse and the
corporate headquarters and the overpass is temporarily on hold because of the
The April
19 CIC meeting will be held at Firelands Electric and the cooperative will
provide the speaker.
Ellen
Simmons
Secretary