12/10/1998 ECONOMIC DEV AND INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASHPEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES DECEMBER 10 , 1998 Fred DiMeco , Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7 : 00 p.m. in Conference Room #2 at Mashpee Town Hall. Present: Fred DiMeco, Jack Hart , Marty Harper, Mark Schmit , Kevin Shackett , Wayne Duchemin. The Minutes of October 22 , 1998 were approved as amended.. The Business Forum 1999 Planning Committee met yesterday. I We received an excellent response with participants from C-Map, Mashpee Chamber , Mashpee Commons , small Industry Representatives , Boch Center, and Industrial Parka Janice Kinder made a great presentation , and the discussion went well. We are committed to following through with the event in September 1999 at the Willowbend location. Fred D. asked Jack H. to chair the sub committee; Jack H. will consider it. Kinder is available if needed. We should consider bringing in new businesses. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday , January 5 ; 1999 at 4 : 00 p.m. at Mashpee Town Hall. Wayne stated that the Water District is considering relocating to the 11-acre parcel available in the Industrial 'Park. Tom Fudala is trying to stear their to another location so that the EDIC , Augat and the 11-acre parcel in the Industrial Park can be coordinated. Fred and Wayne expressed concern with the Industrial Park' s response (Dick Joyelle) . Fred stated that people do not like going into an Industrial Park, and he cited Portland, Oregon , where the trend is to move businesses downtown where there is no problem attracting help. Fred praised the good marketing plan of Maynard , Mass . printed in the Boston Business Journal. Marty H. submitted a proposal to acquire the Augat building to house the Economic Development project. We have 6 - 9 months to come up with the cash to buy it from Thomas & Betts. They will also take care of the clean-up (which cones with a $2 .5 million tax incentive) . Marty recommended taking the following action: ( 1 ) Form an EDIC ( 2 ) Apply for a $1 million grant through the State ( 3 ) Take over and own the Augat building; treat it as an economic development project and make it '"06-aWiLonal Chamber of Commerce.