Northwood Economic Development Committee
Meeting Minutes
November 4, 2009
7:00 p.m.

I. Call to Order

Chair Kristen Kiernan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m

II. Attendance 

Present: Kristen Kiernan, Chair; David Tousignant, Vice-chair, Kevin Ash, Judy Burke, Babette Morrill, Ken Rick, and Town Administrator David Stack.
 
Absent: Pete Jones, Scott Bryer, Hal Kreider

III. Unfinished Business

1. Business Directory

The Committee discussed the Business Directory project. Judy Burke had stopped by the Secretary of State’s Office in Concord and found that the Committee could purchase a list of registered businesses located in Northwood for $125.00. The Committee discussed the value of purchasing the list.

Action: Dave Tousignant moved to purchase the list. Kevin Ash seconded. Motion passed. David Stack will submit a requisition for the check and Judy Burke volunteered to pick up the list.

David Stack agreed to contact the person who had offered to print materials for the Committee at no cost to see if the offer still stands.

2. 2010 Budget

Babette Morrill asked if a budget had been submitted. David Stack reported that he had put in a figure of $890.00 in the budget.

3. Economic Development Web page

Kevin Ash has been compiling information for the development of a web page. He received some feedback from Committee members as to what they would like see on the page. David Stack said that he would follow up with Pete Jones to get a basic informational page set up on the Town site listing the purposes of the Committee, Committee members, etc. This would also provide the opportunity to get Committee meeting minutes on the site so people can see what the Committee has been doing. 

IV. New Business

1. Acceptance of Minutes - 10/7/09

Dave Tousignant moved to accept the minutes of the 10/7/09 meeting. Judy Burke seconded. Motion passed. 

2. Mission Statement

Hal Kreider had sent out an e-mail discussing the need for a mission statement. The Committee agreed to discuss this at the December meeting.

3. Planning Board approval process

Babette Morrill reported that she had attended the last Planning Board meeting.  The Committee discussed its role in the planning review process. Dave Tousignant suggested that the Committee may possibly want to formally endorse the Family Dollar project and send a letter of support for the project to the Planning Board and attend the hearing on the project to show support. Kristen Kiernan agreed to draft a letter of support and contact the developer to see when they plan to submit the plan to the Town for review.

4. Newfound Networkers

Kevin Ash reported that he has been trying to get in touch with the group. He agreed to attend an upcoming meeting.

V. Public Comment

Rick Wolf stated that he thinks the Committee is a great thing. He said that in the past Northwood may have been anti-business. It is great that the Committee will be trying to get businesses in Town. 

VI. Adjournment

Dave Tousignant moved to adjourn. Babette Morrill seconded. Motion passed and the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.