CIC—9/20/05

Eighteen members and guests attended the September 20 meeting of the New London Community Improvement Corporation at Millstone Hills Golf Club with Ang’s providing lunch.

President Dar Anderson opened the meeting, and the secretary’s report was approved.  There is $1,496.06 in checking, $2,793.93 in savings, $6,113.18 in CDs and $401,192.82 in the Revolving Loan Fund.  The club has 50 members.

Dar said both Our Lady of Lourdes and the United Methodist churches asked to buy portions of the old school property, which the CIC now controls.  The Executive Committee decided to turn down their requests because the CIC’s mission is to promote business and industry and provide jobs for the community, and although the churches improve the quality of life in the village, their proposals do not meet the organization’s criteria.

Bill Alford suggested we need some kind of master plan for the acreage, and Pat Cassidy will research whether some of the Revolving Loan Fund money can be used to pay for a study.

John Noss said the United Fund meeting will be held Sept. 28 at Firelands Electric.

Ellen reported the Annual Banquet is 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Grange, with the cost to stay at $12.50.  The speaker will be Paula Armentrout from the Ohio Attorney General’s office, who will discuss identity theft.  She said someone is needed to head up the search for the Business of the Year.  She also asked anyone not receiving CIC e-mails to contact her, and she said she received a phone call from John Foy, the former owner of J. Patrick’s, who said they had to leave the area rather precipitously because of circumstances beyond their control.

Ellen will be leaving the Board at the end of the year and a replacement is needed.

Darlene Witter said they are remodeling her office (Vermilion River Realty) on North Main.

The next meeting will be Oct. 18 at the NL Child Care Center in the Methodist Church.  Vicki Missler said she would ask Albert Parker to make a report on the overpass.

Ellen Simmons

Secretary