Amador County – The Sutter Creek Promotions Committee last week reported that it funded a new Farmer’s Market banner, and will discuss ways to mark the upcoming opening of its new foot bridge. The committee met June 16th at The Annex in Sutter Creek. Chairwoman Sandy Anderson asked members be prepared at their July meeting to discuss celebrations for the new bridge, which should be opening to foot traffic in August. Maureen Funk said Amador County hosts the County Assessor’s Conference in August 2010 and the Handweavers Conference in 2011. Anderson said the city needs to work closely with Amador Council of Tourism for these countywide events. Anderson and Councilman Pat Crosby will draw up a policy to clearly define wording and the type of event for the city’s banners. Funk will obtain the Jackson policy as a guideline. The policy will emphasize countywide events and will be resolved by July. The committee approved $163 for a new Farmer’s Market banners, to direct attention to the market’s Main Street parking lot, temporary location until the new bridge opens The Sutter Creek Visitor Center reported that it had 1,011 visitors in May. Volunteer Pam Weatherly is head of recruiting, training, and maintenance of volunteers. Weatherly created a list of restaurants with days and hours open that can be used by merchants. Barbara Braasch created a First-time Visitor Query Sheet to find out the length of visitor stays, how they discovered the town, and any comments they had. Marcia Oxford and Crosby are putting together a new walking tour. A financial report said in mid-June the committee had a cash balance of $10,465 for Promotions and $1,388 for the Visitors Center for a total of $11,853, which included $10,000 of previously committed funds. Anderson noted that the Sutter Creek Historic brochure needed to be reprinted, 10,000 copies at 16 cents each, $600 dollars of which has already been raised. The balance, another $1,000 dollars, comes from the Chairman’s Fund, donated funds for a rainy-day reserve that Crosby said now totals $3,201. Funk said that the cost for printing ACT’s Travel Planner was $900 dollars instead of the estimated $1,600. Anderson asked that all future requests for money be accompanied by the Funding Request Form, a draft of which she circulated. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 29 June 2009 00:27
Sutter Creek Promotions
Amador County – The Sutter Creek Promotions Committee last week reported that it funded a new Farmer’s Market banner, and will discuss ways to mark the upcoming opening of its new foot bridge. The committee met June 16th at The Annex in Sutter Creek. Chairwoman Sandy Anderson asked members be prepared at their July meeting to discuss celebrations for the new bridge, which should be opening to foot traffic in August. Maureen Funk said Amador County hosts the County Assessor’s Conference in August 2010 and the Handweavers Conference in 2011. Anderson said the city needs to work closely with Amador Council of Tourism for these countywide events. Anderson and Councilman Pat Crosby will draw up a policy to clearly define wording and the type of event for the city’s banners. Funk will obtain the Jackson policy as a guideline. The policy will emphasize countywide events and will be resolved by July. The committee approved $163 for a new Farmer’s Market banners, to direct attention to the market’s Main Street parking lot, temporary location until the new bridge opens The Sutter Creek Visitor Center reported that it had 1,011 visitors in May. Volunteer Pam Weatherly is head of recruiting, training, and maintenance of volunteers. Weatherly created a list of restaurants with days and hours open that can be used by merchants. Barbara Braasch created a First-time Visitor Query Sheet to find out the length of visitor stays, how they discovered the town, and any comments they had. Marcia Oxford and Crosby are putting together a new walking tour. A financial report said in mid-June the committee had a cash balance of $10,465 for Promotions and $1,388 for the Visitors Center for a total of $11,853, which included $10,000 of previously committed funds. Anderson noted that the Sutter Creek Historic brochure needed to be reprinted, 10,000 copies at 16 cents each, $600 dollars of which has already been raised. The balance, another $1,000 dollars, comes from the Chairman’s Fund, donated funds for a rainy-day reserve that Crosby said now totals $3,201. Funk said that the cost for printing ACT’s Travel Planner was $900 dollars instead of the estimated $1,600. Anderson asked that all future requests for money be accompanied by the Funding Request Form, a draft of which she circulated. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
