DRAFT Minutes- September 19, 2019


Attendees: Darla Hamlin, Marilyn Matthews, Lincoln Merrill,  Thaddeus Day, Janice Ryder, Kylie Germann, Eric Robinson, Kevin Robinson, Pamela Ames, Paul Hodgetts,

Guests: Vanessa Farr, Consultant to Town Planning & Development Dept.

Darla was delayed in arriving so in the interst of time, Thad began introductions, and welcomed guest Vanessa Farr.

Vanessa presented several visuals of Town’s proposed development possibilities, some of which are already underway.  She has been consulting with No. Yarmouth for a  year on Economic Development and Strategic Planning.  Land use is critical to this master plan.  Her charge is to offer development options that create optimal use of Town  Center while maintaining a respect for the historic character of  the Town.

Business Meeting:  

Treasurer reports balance currently $3809.29.

Trade show venue, costs of sponsorship, and the decision was made to postpone the trade show to a later date, Spring 2020, perhaps when the new Westcustogo is complete.  Darla will talk with the Town to determine if we can schedule a firm date in the new facility.  Many members just didn’t have enough lead time to meet the May 3rd date.

Marilyn Matthews will contact Chris at Toddy Brook to cancel trade show date.  We will still have the annual meeting 5/16/19 at Toddy Brook.

Thaddeus will review nominating bylaws to make sure we have adequate time prior to meeting.  He and Scott Kerr comprise the nominating committee.

Members in the News:

Thad Day is the President elect of the Maine Bar Assn. to be effective 1/1/2020. Congratulations Thad.

Darla’s company Soft Trac LLC was recognized by its vendor, Community Brands, for being first in MIP Cloud subscription sales for the month of March, 2019. Community Brands is the leading provider of cloud-based software to associations, nonprofits, faith-based groups and K-12 schools.

We will again have the June, July and August meetings be social only, with no speakers and a soft agenda, still to meet third Thurs of each month.

Thad also mentioned there will be a ceremony and new statue unveiling at Memorial Park at 3:00 pm on 5/27/19.

Meeting Adjourned 7:05 pm