HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-03-08 MinutesOrono BIA Meeting, March 8, 2018, 9 a.m., Yvonne's house
Present: Karen Lowery, Lisa Roy, Milissa Lammers, Margaret Zwart, Yvonne, Maitland, Joan Butt.
Guest: Scott Story, Leigh Clark
Minutes of the November 7, 2017 meeting were approved.
Financial Report: As of March 6, bank balance is $ 9,058.53
Melissa, Leigh and Marg gave a brief report on progress of Orono's Community Collective.
Leigh offered to help Lisa with the BIA's social media presence.
Scott report the Orono Events Committee will hold the car show downtown again this year with limit of
56 cars. They are seriously considering moving the show to the fairgrounds in subsequent years.
Members relayed various difficulties experienced with having the movie Polar filmed in our downtown
core for nearly a week.
A sliding scale fee for movie companies to take over our downtown was approved, starting at $5,000 a
day for "A list" movies.
The date for the Antique Festival is wrong in the municipal tourism guide again.
Melissa will plan your next meeting which will be our AGM.
Meeting dates for this year: March 8, AGM tba, June 14, July 12, August 16, October 18, November 18.
Meeting adjourned 10:10 a.m.