Darrington
Strong
General
Meeting
Nov.
16, 2016
Nels
opened the meeting with introductions.
Steve
gave a treasury report of $2*,***.30, inclusive of all divisions.
Martha
reported Friends for Public Use will be discussing fund raising
projects over winter.
Kevin
reported DARA continues on projects and moving ahead on paving the Mountain Loop Highway.
Asheley
reported the continuation of perspective business classes and subject
matter. She is asking for public opinion on preferred subjects. She
explained the library offers many services for businesses.
JoAnn
reported the business meeting was a success and the group will be
under the umbrella of Darrington Strong. A Facebook page has been set up and
there are future events planned. A speaker from Concrete will come
to a Darrington Strong meeting in the future to discuss business strategies.
Martha
has been compiling statistics to document how many visitors come to
Darrington and the surrounding areas. She will put the findings on
the Doing Business webpage in the Discover Darrington website.
Discussion
continued on setting a date for Darrington Day, putting it in July.
Nels
discussed the new board members and representatives. Martha asked if
everyone could share concerns they may have and what topics they
would like covered at the general meetings. Kevin suggested folks
working on projects wear Darrington Strong t-shirts. JoAnn suggested banners be
placed on Darrington Strong worksites. Rick suggested using signs easily put
in the ground.
Steve
reported his meeting with the representative collecting ads for the
Blue Bird Cafe tables. He has spoken to several business owners in
town interested in participating. The cost is $1500 for a medium
size ad with a 2 year contract. He will continue with his research.
Discussion
continued on developing rack cards describing Darrington Strong projects and
local attractions.
Martha
reported the Horse Owners Assoc. are working on bringing a wagon
train up the Whitehorse Trail in April, becoming an annual event.
Paul suggested adding a shooting event.
Kevin
reported 4 Corners Cafe is having a canned food drive, "Santa's Can to Cane Exchange", and Santa
pictures Dec. 20.
Rick
reported the events for the Ride to Remember will be held at the
Community Center. The web site will be ready soon and flyers and ads
are being developed.
Ken is planning on taking his drone above several locations around town for before and after pictures.
Ken is planning on taking his drone above several locations around town for before and after pictures.
No December meeting and a very Merry Christmas!
In Attendance:
Members: Nels Rasmussen, President |