Presiding: Don Pilon
Pledge: Don
4-Way Test: Kristen Lane
Prayer: Marty
Guests: Brad Favreau, Economic Development Coordinator, City of Biddeford
Mayor William Doyle of Saco
Announcements:
Don - Next week's meeting is at Run of the Mill @12:15pm. Lunch will be $14. with $2 for 50/50 raffle. Zoom will be offered - not sure how yet. Sign email will be forthcoming...please RSVP quickly.
Bill Kany - Awards Ceremony next week - please attend and see other people get awards.
Don - Pick-up your Maple Syrup at Roland's office on Pool Street. Marty reports we will do the sale again next year.
Conrad - No covid of gardening meeting. Covid Committee folded in charitable projects committee.
Heather - Scholarships have all been given out at the recipients awards assemblies.
Marty - July meetings - none on the 7th...14th & 28th are Zoom...21st at Thornton Academy.
We will not be going back to Run of the Mill this summer.
Heather mentions Ferry Beach as a possible option.
Jim LaBelle - Live Business After Hours 5 pm Thursday at Attache Business Center. Dan Reed will be there and Blue Elephant will be catering.
Sergeant at Arms - Heather Maclean
Happy Dollars -
Conrad - $5 - Nicolle Carroll says "hell" and he got see his grandkids.
Don - $1 - Happy the Mayor of Saco is here
Dan Reed - $5 - happy he is doing a project with HOB
Karen - - sold house to daughter and all the feelings that go with that...
Jane Foley - $2 - daughter graduated
Jim LaBelle - $5 - son is out of the army and coming home
Cheri Sullivan - $5 - son graduated from USM and heading to Toronto
Fines:
$1 - Jim LaBelle - back away from your computer screen
$1 - Bill Kany , for making people laugh
$1 - Bill Kany - for his comment on Heather's hair
$1 - Heather Gendron - for using the non-word idear and not idea...
Guest Speaker: Mayor William Doyle of Saco
Conrad introduces the Mayor - elected in 2019..councilman for 4 years...lived most of his life in Saco...Thornton grad.
Two areas of concern and work - mil rate decrease and work on food insecurity program.
Areas of work as Mayor -
Business Relief program of $10k loans with SMFA
Outdoor seating ordinance for restaurants etc...
Camp Ellis plan
Oak Point to work on new school siting
Superintendent search
Planning staff increase
Events - Saco Scoop anniversary
Sidewalk Arts Sale
Q&A
Conrad - turnpike interchange change
Don - homeless issue - given the county shelter is closed
Don - noting children also couch surf
Dan asked about affordable housing for young families.
Meeting adjourned at 1:05 pm
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