HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-17-2023ORONO DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
Meeting - April 17, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.
The Municipality of Clarington is situated within the traditional and treaty territory
of the Mississaugas and Chippewas (chip-uh-WUH) of the Anishinabeg (uh-
NISH-in-NAH-bek) known today as the Williams Treaties First Nations.
Our work on these lands acknowledges their resilience and their longstanding
contributions to the area now known as the Municipality of Clarington
In attendance
Gavin Crabb — Chair / Frank Maitland — Treasurer / Scott Story — head of events
committee / Perry Kirbride — liaison to the Orono Town Hall / Julie Cashin-Oster - Orono
Weekly Times/
Margaret Zwart — Municipal Councillor / Karen Lowery — Vice Chair
It is at the request of the Municipality that the above statement be included with every
meeting.
1 — Banners — voted to have "Orono" only on the bottom of the Banner Panels. Cleaner
look, easier to read
Wording on Panels — Explore / Discover / Play / Shop / Learn / Engage /
Agriculture Heritage — replaced by agriculture
Requesting 2 possible picture options for Agriculture & Shop
2 — Planters — Rail boxes only this year — Frank, Scott, & Karen to co-ordinate with Rick
of I Wood. Request (application)for funding has been put in with Capstone.
3 — Margaret to check with Municipality re permanentremoval of cement planter
boxes. There was a request to purchase boxes. Margaret will also check with the
Municipality to see if they can be sold.
4 — Easter Egg Hunt a success — Suggestion — Have 2 times for children. Older kids
over run the younger children. Groups — 1 to 5 and 5 up.
Half of the hot chocolate is thrown out each time. Suggestion — don't bother —
Parents are busy with children
Coloring contest was again done — Two randomly drawn prizes were handed
out. Compliments of Julie at Orono Times.
5 — News from the Municipality — Councillor Marg Zwart — re updates on earlier
request....
Turnover of Main St. to the municipality from Durham Region — Municipality will
not take over the Road until the Region has down the repairs first.
Painting the black poles on the west side of the street - .......to check
Trail entrance update - ......to check
6 — Monies from the Santa Claus Parade total $2110.00. It has been proposed that the
funds from the parade, now called "the Winter Festival", be turned over to the Events
Committee
And possibly have the OCC participate in a bigger event with Shelly and Scott.
7. Bank — end of March 2023 - 13481.62 minus $40 for removal of winter wreaths and
the 2110. Of parade money.
8 — Update for the Town Hall by Perry
IF the OCC is a go they will be talking to the OCC about a possible movie night
maybe once a month
Annual Spaghetti Night on the 21st is still a drive through.
There will be a golf tournament again this year
It is the 125th anniversary this year .....
9 — Sam is to firm up the location of the farmers market.
Karen Lowery
Vice -Chair ODBIA