01/24/1995 ECONOMIC DEV AND INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE Minutes

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y ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES OF JANUARY 24, 1995 Members Present: Sid Stern, Paul Reynolds, Steve Innis , Ted Lewis. Also present: Wayne Duchemin, E.D. Coordinator Tom Fudala, Town Planner The meeting was called to order at 7: 15 p.m. i The Minutes of January 10 , 1995 were accepted with the change to strike the sentence on p. 2 . "Wayne was advised . . do the undeveloped. " Sid noted there are three meetings scheduled in February for the 14th, 21st and the 28th; the Committee agreed to those dates. Mr. Joseph Cronin of CCS World in Mashpee was introduced. Mr. Cronin distributed a flyer about the Company and talked about the Internet. Mr. Cronin stated that the Mashpee "Guide to Business" could be put on Internet with tracking to who/where requests originate. Mr. Cronin noted Internet appeals to consumers as well as business, and the range is from Cataumet to Dennis. They plan to extend from Orleans to Provincetown soon. Sid expressed interest in having an article about CCS World' s location in Mashpee and the Internet in the Cape Cod Commission Reporter ( similar to the recent one re: Ptown and the Internet) , and he asked Mr. Cronin for a complimentary trial hook up to our computer. Mr. Cronin agreed and stated that he was planning to offer it anyway. EDC will be given their own E mailbox as part of the offer. Mr. Cronin offered anyone who wants to view World Wide Web is welcome to come down to his office, and with the appropriate software EDC could have access to this feature. Mr. Cronin stated that mailings could be done by entering an E Mail list. Mr. Cronin recommended acquiring the book "Whole Internet" as a resource; Sid recommended EDC acquire this and get educated on this. Sid stated he will call Dan Hamilton to do an article in the Cape Cod Commission Reporter. Mr. Cronin agreed to help with this article stating he is the technical person, and his associate Mr. Potter is the marketing genius. Mr. Cronin also offered training and help with the Internet. Wayne suggested the possibility of adding the name "Mashpee" to the CCS World flyer. Mr. Fudala asked Mr. Cronin if he could help the new high school development committee plan to receive Internet. Mr. Cronin stated the cable should be run through the walls during the building process (which was done in the new Yarmouth school ) , and that Innovative Networks in Hyannis handles this tyre of job. Steve will contact Peter Dinizio to make a link between CCS and the technology sub committee. EDC thanked Mr. Cronin for his generous offers. -1 -