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Minutes | December 30, 2011

December 30, 2011
30 Dec 2011

The bi-monthly meeting was held December 30, 2011 at the Panther Mountain Inn and was called to order at 9:00 am by Don Butler.

Upcoming Events:
*The 2nd Annual Bob Whitford Ice Fishing Tournament on Brant Lake on January 21, 2011, starting at 8am with the awards ceremony following at the Panther Mountain Inn.Further details: Keith Wilkinson @ #588-5136.
*The Panther Mountain Inn is also sponsoring a 4 wheeler raffle with tickets being sold by high school students at North Warren Central School. Profits from the raffle will be divided between the participating classes.
* The Art in Chestertown Gallery will be open on weekends from 11AM -5PM all winter this year. The following is their schedule: Holiday Treasures: Closing Reception: Saturday, January 14, 2 – 4PM
Winter Magic:January 20 – March 4, 2012. Opening Reception: Friday, January 20, 6 – 8PM
Closing Reception: Saturday, March 4, 2 – 4PM
Spring Blossums: March 16 – April 28, 2012 Opening Reception: Friday, March 16, 6 – 8PM
Closing Reception: Saturday, April 28, 2 – 4PM

Guest Speaker: Fred Monroe – Town of Chester Supervisor

Mr. Monroe discussed the North Creek Alliance and the train: there will be reasonably priced space available for venders, etc. at the old Mountain Border Town building in North Creek. The town is currently working on the ski trails at Dynamite Hill and the solar projects at the Chester Transfer Station, Town Hall, Health Center & Dynamite Hill. Extending the town waterline south of town on Rte. 9 is also in the beginning stages. When asked about a town sewer system, Mr. Monroe said a petition should be submitted to the Town Board to get the process started.

Leaving snow on some village roads to promote snowmobile business into Chestertown was also discussed, using either Theriot Ave or leaving one side of Rte 9 sidewalks unplowed. Mr. Monroe again said a petition should be submitted to the Town Board to get the request considered.

The town received $30K – $35K a year from the Warren County occupancy tax to be used to promote tourism and The Tri-Lakes Business Alliance would be eligible for some of these funds for future projects.

New Business:
 The next Town Board Meeting is Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at the Chester Town Municipal Center at 7:30pm. There will be petitions for both the Town Sewer System and the opening up of roads to promote snowmobile access to the town center at the Panther Mountain Inn (upstairs lobby), Main Street Ice Cream Parlor, The Crossroads and Gallo Realty for people to sign so we can submit them at this Town Board meeting. We should also have at least 4 or 5 representatives at this meeting to submit these petitions and show our groups support.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 am. Next meeting is Friday, January 13, 2011, 9am, at the Panther Mt. Inn.

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Minutes | December 16, 2011

December 16, 2011
16 Dec 2011

Great Turnout last Friday! Wayne LaMothe from the Warren County Planning Office spoke about current funding the Town of Chester has and other funding that is available. See Attached. He felt the Adirondack Gateway Council would be a great avenue for the group, and also suggested we have a representative from our local Rotary, our Fire Departments, and the Town Board at our meetings so discussions and ideas can be shared with the other organizations in our community. Eventually a liaison from the Students at North Warren would also advantageous. Another thought was to start going to Town Board meetings as a group, with one spokesperson, to let them know what the Business Owners in the Community would like to see happen.

Before the next meeting, if you could:

1: Try to get a Rotarian and/or Fireman and/or Town Board member to attend the meeting.
2: Bring a written list or reply to this email with a list of what you would like to see as this group’s Short Term Goals and Long Term Goals. We will consolidate and compile these in a written format so we have definite projects to work towards.
3: Bring or reply to this email with any winter events your business or town is planning so possibly we can co-ordinate some dates to give people multiple reasons to come to our area on a certain weekend….. winter-long activities (snowshoeing, winter carriage rides, etc. should also be noted).

We need to develop these goals and some sort of a Mission Plan so we know what to ask some of these speakers and what to request from others. We also need to have time during these initial meetings to accomplish this and get us started so hopefully we can have some small successes over the next few months, with larger ones to follow!

Again, Thank you all for coming and we hope to see you at the next meeting which is scheduled for Friday, December 30th, 9AM at the Panther Mt. Inn. As business owners, we understand if you can’t attend every meeting, and we will continue to email summaries to keep everyone in the loop.
Have a Very Merry Christmas and hope to see you next week

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Minutes | December 2, 2011

December 2, 2011
02 Dec 2011

A group of Local Business owners in the Chestertown, Pottersville, and Brant Lake area have begun to organize a group to try and bring some changes to our towns. We have met twice at this point, to share ideas and happenings, and our goal is to work together to promote businesses and growth to our communities. North Creek formed a similar alliance a few years ago, and has had great success with organizing events,applying for and receiving grant monies, and just generally improving the economic development of their town. This email is being sent to those who have attended these meetings, as well as others who were possibly not aware of the group, but would be an asset because the more minds and voices we have, the better.
Meetings are very informal & are being held every other Friday morning at 9am @ the Panther Mountain Inn. There are only two rules:
#1. Only one person speaks at a time.
#2 The meetings last for only one hour.
Four businesses have closed in Chestertown in the past few months: The Bagel Girls, Uri motorcycles, Becky’s Bloomers and Anywheres. We need to bring more people into our towns to support businesses, not sit back and watch them close their doors.

The next scheduled meeting is Friday, December 16th, 9am @ The Panther Mt. Inn. Even if you can’’t attend all the meetings, everyone’s input and energy can make a difference.

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