Board of Directors September Meeting

The Board of Directors for the Ortonville DDA met Monday morning at 9am. Five board members were present. The board approved the agenda, minutes, treasurer's reports, and disbursements.

Executive Director, Molly LaLone, talked about becoming present on the web. "People trust other people, not things." To promote the revitalization of downtown Ortonville, Molly encouraged board members to become members of facebook and to contribute to the Ortonville DDA blog.

Jane Derry, chairperson of the Organization Committee, presented two work plans. The first plan set out a calendar of events for the DDA booth. Jane plans to have a booth at all special events happening in the downtown area. She is looking for a person to be in charge. This person would reserve a spot at each special event, schedule people to run the booth, and oversee the necessary supplies. The purpose of this booth is to provide education about the Main Street program in Ortonville and to recruit volunteers. This work plan was approved by the board.

The second work plan is for Christmas in the Village, an event presented in partnership with the Greater Ortonville Chamber of Commerce. She plans to empower all the subcommittees to do their part. The steering committee will have four members: a representative each from the chamber and DDA, Jane and Molly LaLone. The challenge, as always, is coordinating and communicating across the entire community. This work plan was approved by the board.

The Design Committee presented two work plans as well. The first was a plan to fix the fountain at Mill and South. The board wants lasting repairs, not temporary ones as have been used in the past. The board will review a maintenance schedule and the cost of the materials before deciding to make these repairs. The board approved the work plan as presented.

The second design work plan is for building a pavilion in Crossman Park. The pavilion would be located at the south east corner of the park, have a roof and a concrete floor framed by bricks. The bricks will have imprinted upon them the names of contributors. The design committee hopes to have community volunteers build the pavilion. The board approved the plan as presented.

The meeting adjourned at 10:15am.