Springport Area Growth Association The meeting was called to order by Lisa Mitchell at 7:011 pm at the Springport Township Hall. Members and guests present included: Linda Griffith, Megan Merrill, Jeff Mitchell, Dan Merritt, and Samantha Thacker. Motion by Megan to approve the agenda, seconded by Dan Merritt. Motion carried. Motion by Dan to wave the reading of the minutes, seconded by Megan Merrill. Motion carried. SAGA has a balance of $9,990.99 as of 9/17/08. Motion by Bill Russell and seconded by Jeff Mitchell to accept the treasurer’s report per audit. Motion carried. Motion by Jeff Mitchell seconded by Dan Merritt to place $8,000.00 in a CD at Homestead Bank for the best rate we can get. Motion carried. Under committee reports, the Events committee reported that the next event would be the Holiday Wreaths at the beginning of December with a Wreath Making Party at Linda Griffith’s house. Linda will be ordering the large “light pole” wreaths. Motion by Megan Merrill to replace the dead flowers with fall mums in the pots downtown with a limit of $100, seconded by Bill Russell. Motion carried. The Fundraising/Membership committee discussed the next Poker Tournament will be the third Saturday of October (10/18/08). Bill Russell will assemble the paperwork. The Tournament will be at the River’s Bend in Eaton Rapids starting at noon. Motion by Bill Russell to co-sponsor a Poker Tournament with the Springport Sports Boosters, motion seconded by Dan Merritt. Motion carried. The Media and Public Relations committee the Springport sign is almost done and will be put up by the October meeting. SAGA t-shirts are available and you can order a gray sweatshirt with navy writing or another SAGA t-shirt, orders need to be in by the October 15th meeting to Megan Merrill or Jeff Mitchell. SAGA pencils and candy were ordered for distribution at the Homecoming football game. Motion by Lisa to sponsor the programs for Drama Club productions not to exceed $100.00, motion seconded by Megan Merrill. Motion carried. The Townships committee reported that there will be library millage in November and that the recount on the Police for the township passed. The Youth Outreach did not have anything to report. It was suggested that to get youth involved in SAGA, to possibly have a scarecrow creation and decorating contest with students. The Friends of the Library presented the operations millage for the library on the November ballet. The mileage has to pass county-wide in order to pass, even though Springport previously voted to pass the millage. The average age of libraries within the Jackson District is 63 years, therefore maintenance and upkeep is a necessity. Circulation, computer use, and patron visits have continued to rise in Jackson County over last three years as well as expansive programming and resources including DVDs, CDs, internet, etc. Under Old Business, a dedication of the mural and the park in town was discussed. Bill Russell reported that the Jackson Country Farmfest is September 20th in the Brooklyn area. He also reported that the Michigan Equine Park is looking at the second part of the Feasibility Study. There will be a meeting September 23rd at 6:00 pm at the Albion Equine Facility. The equine facility that is being proposed will be tremendous in size as well as tremendous in economic growth due to the shear volume the facility is proposed to hold. There will be another meeting in October in Jackson hosted by the Jackson Ag Council. Under Open Forum, no items were discussed. The next SAGA meeting will be on Wednesday October 15, 2008 at 7:00 pm at the Springport Township Hall. Meeting adjourned at 8:23 pm. Respectfully Submitted, |