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Minutes of the Chamber of Commerce Tourism CommitteeMarch 17, 2010 Present: Stan Moore, Arline Borchers, Pam Thomeczek, Ken Yowell Chair Stan Moore called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. Arline moved the January meeting minutes be approved. Ken seconded. Motion carried. Stan reported that the Marshall Tourism Commission had met on March 3. At that time the Commission approved a request for $1700 from the Friends of Jim to be used for promoting the garden tour in June. The Friends applied for the funds as a non-affiliate of the Tourism Committee. Prior to this meeting, the Commission had also approved a request from another non-affiliate, the Salt Fork YMCA, for $922.50 for a new soccer field. Stan showed the committee the new activities calendar that replaces the guide for Marshall Parks and Recreation this year. Stan reported that the Old Trails Regional Tourism Partnership is requesting letters of support to MoDot as they apply for a Scenic Byways designation. Stan is asking for letters from the City of Marshall, the Saline County Commission, the Marshall Chamber of Commerce, and the village of Arrow Rock. Stan reported that the Marshall Tourism Commission approved an allocation of $3000 to be used to contract with the Chamber of Commerce for grant writing and other marketing efforts. The Chamber Board has approved a request to hire a part-time employee to perform clerical duties, which will allow Jill the opportunity to perform marketing and tourism duties. The committee briefly discussed ways they can move forward with ideas to promote marketing our area such as exploring the possibility of nominating Marshall for a feature in Family Circle magazine. The next meeting of the Tourism Committee will be Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 9:00 am at the University of Missouri Extension Office, 353 S. Lafayette. With no further business, Ken moved and Arline seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:15.
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