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Springport Area Growth Association The meeting room was called to order at 7:12 pm by chair Lisa Mitchell and co-chair Marci Sabados. Members present included, Dan and Jackie Merritt, Brenda Heisler, Jeff Mitchell, Pam Wilson, Tim and Linda Griffith, Sherry Binkowski, and Megan Burgess. Minutes from the June 15th meeting were submitted to the Signal, and read at the meeting. The MSU Extension group will be back to meet with SAGA on September 14, 2005 at 7:00 pm at the Township Hall. * Clarifications made by Rosie - Their presentation not only encompasses the Main Street based on MDOT's design - but also other areas in town. This effort is entirely separate of the Streetscape project - and will only be ideas for future enhancements. We do not need to let them know if we can raise the money - as they have nothing to do with the streetscape project - other than enhancements after it is done. 8-80 Days went well; it was reported that there were more people this year than in recent years. There were donations of $1,245.55 and expenses of $690.00 for 8-80 Days, bringing the standing balance to $3,576.99 as of July 18, 2005. Gold contributors consisted of: Hotel Tavern, Merritt’s Hardware, Rottenbuchers, Springport United Methodist Church, Springport Insurance, Springport Telephone Co., Adams Funeral Home, and G&N Trucking. Silver contributors consisted of: Farm Bureau, Taber Farms, Parks Drug Store, Zick’s Body Shop, Rapids Tumble Finish, VFW 6056, Hastay’s Greenhouse, and Country Town Golf Course. Blue contributors consisted of: Wishing Well and Anderson’s. Cathy Richards was the winner of $100.00 from the SAGA Business Spotlight during 8-80 Days. The event received excellent comments as it was good for both participants and businesses. Additional comments about 8-80 Days included to keep the Cruise-in and horse-shoe tournament, and have a waterball tournament for next year. It was also discussed to add a baking contest, tye-die t-shirt booth, and find ways to make the parade get bigger. Other comments were to make a better morning schedule and spread out some of the kid’s events, have the bales of straw along the street again, and incorporate more events in the evening. Lastly, it was discussed to have 8-80 Days on the school grounds for next year as the downtown will be tore up with construction. Treasurer Dan Merritt reported that SAGA has a balance of $1,337.99, which is up $1,200 from donations from Country Town Golf Course, Don and Norma Howell, American Legion 313, and myself. Can donations have brought in over $100 in donations since May. The May Kay fundraiser will be tabulated at the end of the 3 sessions. The SAGA Golf outing will be held on July 23rd and so far 6 teams have pre-registered, volunteers are needed. Items such as fishing rods, cooler, paintball gun, gift certificates, a predator call, level, fan, and shop gloves have been donated for door prizes. The Depot penny drive brought in $5.01 from 8-80 Days. Linda Griffith has volunteered to organize a Christmas Home Tour to raise money for the Depot Restoration. There are 4 homes so far that have volunteered. A fee will be charged per person to receive an itinerary with a ticket to walk through the listed homes. If you are interested in helping or volunteering you home, please contact Linda Griffith. The Fire Department needs a volunteer from SAGA to present at their regular fire meeting about what we do on August 16th and at the fire board meeting on September 19th. If you are interested please contact Lisa Mitchell. The media and public relations committee did not have a meeting last month, but we would still like to hear from each member of SAGA on “Why I support SAGA”. We would like to publish your letter in the Signal in an effort to reach out to more people. We discussed have a “We have noticed…” article in the Signal to highlight business that have done some home improvement this summer. Lastly, the August Business Spotlight will be Phyllis Gill of the Wishing Well. There will be Elections for SAGA officers and trustees (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Trustee 1, Trustee 2, and Trustee3) on August 3rd at 7:00pm at the village office, please be sure to attend this meeting in order to get the incorporation status and our bylaws moving in a forward direction. An item discussed during the open forum was the idea of have a Community Showcase in the High School gym in the fall. I am still checking on a possible date for the event. We also discussed having the FFA paint the Depot this fall to get it ready for winter. The next SAGA meeting is on Wednesday August 17th at 7:00 pm at the Village office. Media and public relations will be on Wednesday August 3rd along with elections at 7:00 pm at the Village office and the fundraising committee meeting will be on Monday August 1st at 7:00pm at Country Town Golf Course. Meeting adjourned at 8:35pm. Respectfully Submitted,
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