Pittsfield Economic Development Committee
October 15, 2008

1. Meeting called to order at 5:34.

2. Attendees: Linda Small (LS), Deb Jordan (DJ), Lyn Roberts (LR), Helen Schiff (HS)
Susan Muenzinger (SM), Ellen Barbasso (EB) and Matt Monahan (MM) from CNHRPC.

3. Minutes from October 1, 2008 approved with correction on Topic 4D: should be Suncook Valley
Regional Development

4. MM provided information on several items
A. Gave us budget information-5 scenarios for his time and number of meetings per month
B. B. Drafted a letter for business owners regarding Research and Development Credit
C. Drafted a letter for business owners regarding RSA 79E for rehabilitating a building
D. Information on Plan NH Design Charrett Program
1. It is a non profit grant that brings a team of professionals into a town to explore solutions to
a design issue
2. A report was generated in 2000 from Plan NH Charrette-LS will try to locate it in Town Hall
3. A contribution from the town is usually requested-about $2,500
4. MM will contact Mike V. from DRED to come to a meeting to advise us on a building or project
E. He tried to contact someone at the racetrack but the person was at a funeral. MM will try again

5. Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase is Wednesday October 22, 2008
A. EB will take care of the table
B. LS will provide info on RSA 79E, R&D grant money and Wi-Fi ad

6. Wi-Fi
A. It should be advertised more in town-put up 8 1/2 x 11 flyers in store fronts
B. The sign that was made should be promoting Wi-Fi when no other town function is going on
C. A suggestion was made to have EV speak to Globe to put “Wi-Fi Downtown” on their sign
D. HS volunteered to contact Veronica at Wicked Wi-Fi about putting an ad on the Wi-Fi start up
page to get businesses to buy ads on the page-need a print-out of the start-up page

7. MM made a suggestion to send a letter and a copy of the YMCA survey to main office in Chicago
A. The Y in Concord is in transition looking for a new director
B. MM will draw up a letter and we can vote on it at the next meeting

8. EDC Web Site
1. SM needs a list of businesses to put on web site
2. MM will provide the info-can be cut and pasted from Word document
3. We should try to solicit articles on new businesses through link on the web site

9. Next meeting Wednesday October 29, 2008 at 5:30 P.M.

10. Meeting closed at 6:31 P.M.

Submitted by
Ellen Barbasso, Secretary