November 12, 2014 Minutes

Pittsfield Economic Development Committee
November 12, 2014

1. Meeting opened at 5:32.

2. Attendees: Ted Mitchell (TM), Lyn Roberts (LR), Linda Small (LS), Paul Sherwood (PSh)
Donna Ward (DW) and Ellen Barbasso (EB).

3. Minutes for October 22, 2014 were accepted and approved.

4. EDC Website
A. Discussion about whether the Carson property has been sold. DW will check on it
B. Need to add Bob Wharem’s auction business to the site
C. There needs to be a current EDC Newsletter, and delete the ones over a year old.

5. Sidewalks
A. Board of Selectmen talked about it at the last meeting
B. There will be further discussion about money being added to the budget for it.

6. Downtown Window Art
A. Ann Banks from PMHS said students are very interested in showcasing their art this way
B. They will be using the windows for Volpe, Town Pizza, Toy Box, Chinese Restaurant, old Silver
Threads location (by Jack’s Pizza).

7. Grocery Store Survey
A. Over 2,000 names and phone numbers were compiled from surrounding towns
B. Sarah Rawlins from PMHS knows students who would be good for this-they have a business
club, and marketing research would be helpful for them

8. Information about Pittsfield will be sent to a large retail store that had a problem building in Hooksett
They may need about 10-15 acres.

9. We will continue to work on getting a hotel chain to build here. A development group would have
to do the building, they would provide the management.

10. Other
A. Need to send a thank you letter to the 7th graders for helping to clean up Joy Street
(will do High Street in the spring)
B. TM will come up with items to be published in the Fall Newsletter.
C. Board of Selectmen have not scheduled the budget for EDC yet. They will talk about it next week.

11. Next EDC meeting will be December 10, 2014 at 5:30 P.M.

12. Meeting closed at 6:05 P.M.

Submitted by:
Ted Mitchell, Chairman
Minutes taken by: Ellen Barbasso, Secretary