HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-10-01 Minutes Orono D.B.I.A.
October 01 , 2007
Attending: Annette Gray, Yvonne Maitland, Lindsay
Conboy, Scott Story, Councellor Gord Robinson, Marg
Zwart, Amin, Karen Lowery
Results of Chili Cookoff
Possibilities/changes for next year
- committee (under BIA umbrella) to start plans in January
Jodi Stewart Val Witheridge
Paul Jones Flo Sharpe
- Put the stage in the middle — speakers down either side of
street.
- plan for at least 20 people next year to cook chili
- 375 taste test bags — minimum
- List buyers of the pie and silent auction
- List times on advertising re: time to taste.
- etc.
- Johnny on the Spot — at Mercers? Notices of where
washrooms are available
- Municipality pays for dumping septic from the town hall
Negotiate rental and clean out.
- OPEN MIC 'Talent show -- kareoke — violins — guitars —
singing
Make sure tables are spread out
This year 357 tickets sold @ $2.00 for chili bags ® $714.00
Pies raised $375.00 @ auction
Silent auction = $2000.00 - proceeds to Bmvl Hospital
Building fund.
Owe Cynthia $24. For fly swatters
Armstongs IGA donated canned goods.
Margaret -- oven pot holders for bags
Ad placed in Toronto Star - $600.00
Sold 2 T-shirts = $20.00
2 free t-shirts
Thank you all — from Don & Ally Gauilleau -- opening of
Main thru Church
& Yvonne Maitland - re-opening
Big Box Store Money -- walmart/Home depot - $2000.00
Faye Langmaid, Tanzen, Marg, to set up fund
Capital Improvements, greening buildings, loans to
Business owners.
Boards from Newcastle and Orono to access
2 members from Newcastle
2 members from Orono
1 planning dept member & 1 treasurer from Mun. office
Still being worked through by above members. Nothing set.
Christmas lights — to be replaced gradually with clear bulbs
Arvin to get prices on Lights and order same.
Work Party to change bulbs — Oct. 29/07
D. Brown 697-1399
Yvonne Maitland requested to recind motion to sell the snow
Blower
- no official vote taken on the recinding of the motion made
to sell the snow blower from earlier meeting.
Amin offered to store, maintain, and run the snow blower
Expenses for maintenance to go to the BIA
Karen - Motion of the expense bill
Yvonne — 2nd
All in favor
fiord Robinson looking into a community salt box
CIP — Cigarette butts in tin cans
Scott asking CIP why Yvonne is paying for Bell Phone on
the street.
Lycett, Mach & 2(isfiee
Barristers & Soficitors
PAUL MACK,B.A.,U.S.,LL.M. REPI_YTO: SIMCOE STREET OFFICE
NEIL KISBEE,B.A.,LL.B.
THOmAs GREER,Q.C.(RETIRED 1953-2007)
W.KAY LYCETf,Q.C.
PRANK PERRUCCIO,J.D.
GUY POLLEY,LAwCLERK
(RALPH WALLACE,Q.C. 1910-1988)
November 19, 2007
Margaret Zwart
Orono Downtown Business
Improvement Association
72-15 Martin Road
Bowmanville, Ontario
t_1 C 3K7
Dear Madam:
Re: _Big Box Stores
I have reviewed the letter of October 22"d, 2007 from David Crome at Clarington.
As I understand it, the Big Box Stores were seeking consents from three municipalities,
namely Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono. Certainly I would assume that each of
them was equally important to;the developer, although they would probably expect
opposition from Bowmanville.
Accordingly at first instance I would say that the consents are of equal value to the
developer and the payments should be equal.
I do understand that Newcastle feels that based on size that they should get 70%. 1
think that argument might be rejected, but it does have some merit. Probably the logical
thing to do is to take the mid point and agree that Newcastle get 60% and Orono take
40%. That seems to recognize bath sides of the argument. Firstly, the fact that the
offer was made to all the municipalities and it certainly wasn't broken down when it was
made by the Big Box Stores, which is a pretty clear indication that they treated all three
equally. Secondly though, it does allow for some compromise for the fact that '
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