Pittsfield Economic Development Committee
December 18, 2013
1. Meeting opened at 5:35.
2. Attendees: Ted Mitchell (TM), Lyn Roberts (LR), Linda Small (LS), Susan Muenzinger (SM),
Paul Sherwood (PSh), Ellen Barbasso (EB) and Donna Keeley.
3. Minutes for December 4, 2013 were accepted and approved.
4. PSNH Grant money to fix signage
A. Donna Keeley works for PSNH, works with towns to give community and EDC grants
B. PSNH offers grants to help communities
1 .Town has to make a request by letter (no special form for it)
2. Explain how it will benefit the town
3. What is purpose of request
4. Provide price quote of what needs to be done
C. Pittsfield needs to replace signs on Rt 28
1. LR contacted Diamond Signs who made the signs originally in 1994
2. He gave some ideas on what we could do better to make signs last longer, may not need new
base
3. LR also called Chamber of Commerce
a. Ed Vien will arrange for it to be brought up at next meeting
b. Donna Keeley will go with her to the next meeting.
4. Cost is approximately $2,000-$2,500 per sign
5. If there is a PSNH light pole near the sign it is possible we could get a spotlight on the sign at
night
5. Putting information about Properties on Rt 28 on EDC web site
A. Carlson property no longer listed
1. TM drafting a letter of thanks to Mrs. Carlson and will ask if we should post property on web
site
B. Need to put a North arrow on Elliot property map
6. EDC mission statement
A. What is our overall purpose?
B. We are a committee that was formed by Board of Selectmen
C. We are not code enforcers, we are there to help businesses that are doing things right
D. Revise mission statement at next meeting, whoever sees it first, send to other members
7. Other
A. NEREJ published ad for Pittsfield in October 4-10 issue
1. Matt Monahan trying to scan it to send to us
2. Money was raised to put the ad in the journal
3. A line in town budget should be changed to “promoting Pittsfield” rather than “consulting”
8. Next meeting will be January 8, 2014 at 5:00 P.M.
9. Meeting closed at 6:20 P.M.
Submitted by:
Ted Mitchell, Chairman
Minutes taken by: Ellen Barbasso, Secretary