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Economic Development Committee Meeting November 14, 2018
Town Hall Annex Board Room
Present: Jennifer Del Vaglio, Denis Noncarrow, Rona Smith, Sara Garretson, Donielle Cardinale
Excused: John Stype and Bill Ruland
Approval of Minutes - Minutes from September and October with some structural changes.
Topics Discussed:
To increase membership
To review Committee mission statement
Letter to Town Board to encourage better utilization of our committee and its resources
Seeking greater involvement in town issues focused on local business
o How to achieve this goal
Functional list of how to function most effectively as a committee
Collaborate with and incentivize patrons to shop locally; modus operandi
Identifying and tapping into community influencers to use them as a resource for economic
expansion
Local involvement of Committee members:
o Attending more town meetings
o Attending meetings of Chambers of Commerce in the Town
Possibly utilizing the talents of Soho tv news housed at Southold High School
Greater involvement with local business issues
Input to Regional plan update
ACTION ITEMS:
Jennifer Del Vaglio: connect with the Cutchogue library to invite a representative to attend
the next Committee meeting
Meeting concluded at 3:30 pm