HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 3/18/2004 - Economic Development Commission McHENRY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
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Memorandum
To: Members of the EDG Board
Fm: Chairman Gelwicks ; /
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Date: March 18, 2004 ,� '
The EDC at its regularly scheduled March 9, 2004 meeting voted to have a
Special Meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at 12:30 p.m. in the Municipal
Center Council Chambers. The sole item on the Agenda will be discussion
and prioritizing a list of 2004 EDC Obtainable Goals and Objectives.
Enclosed please find a listing of Goals and Objectives submitted by
members of the Board. Prior to the Special Meeting on April 13th, please
rate each item on the list as follows:
`- A Top prioriTy
B. Important but not priority
C. Not important at this time.
Submit your rated list to Recording Secretary Kunzer no later than Monday,
Apri15�'. We will discuss these ratings at our meeting on the 13�`. Should
you have any questions, please feel free to call me at [815]444-1100 or
[815]354-1897.
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Executive Board: David Gelwicks,Donald Doherty,Janice Jones, Kit Carstens
The following have been submitted as possible EDC attainable goals and objectives for 2004 (in no particular order). Please rate each item:
A—Top Priority B-Important but not priority C-Not important at this time:
1. Su ort reo enin of McHe Downtown Theatre
2. Voice ob'ection to Metra's ossible Johnsbur rail ard and station
3. Promote sitin Metra rail ard and/or station south of McHe Cor orate Center
4. Riverwalk— romote 2004 oundbreaking
5. Tourism—encoura e Cit Council to ass Hotel Tax and coo erate with Count EDC tourism committee
6. Reco nition Awards—
o Im roved commercial corridors
o Efforts of individuals and business owners
o New arrivals in town
7. Su ort statewide alternative school fundin
o Relationshi between Governor and State Board of Education is unhealth
o Tax monies are sent to S rin field with little return to McHe Count schools
o Local communities will deteriorate if local fundin is sole su ort of schools
8. Support improvement of city administrative infrastructure to court, attract and entice upscale commercial
entre reneurs
9. Identi commercial deficiencies (i.e. lar e home furniture store and encoura e locatin of retailer in cit
10. Encourage diversification of retail offerings in city (too many banks, payday advance, car title loans, pizza
arlors, etc)
11. Assist in develo in administrative arm of cit Staff and de artments which attract develo ment
12. Encoura e develo ment of vacant land next to Sullivan Foods
13. Encoura e beautification of Route 31 between Lillian Street and John Street
14. Trans ortation issues
15. Business retention
16. Downtown vitalit
17. Vacant office s ace
18. Restaurant and retail develo ment alon Route 31
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