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A
A
I'll
come
to
existing
if
I
wait,
existing
activities
and
that
programs
we
do
do
ongoing
evaluations
when
is
currently
did
an
evaluation
of
the
community
center.
Through
a
survey
we
had
about
85
respondents
to
that
survey,
we
do
do
surveys
for
all
our
programs,
so
throughout
the
year
on
a
quarterly
basis.
A
Here's
some
of
the
recommended
facilities
in
dorkwad
ins.
This
is
an
exterior
view
from
the
outside,
backed
by
our
inline
skating
rink,
which
used
to
be
our
tennis
courts,
which
we
replace
about
five
years
ago
with
different
tennis
courts.
We
added
that
inline
skating
rink,
so
this
is
from
behind
the
community
center.
When
we
built
the
community
center,
we
allow
for
expansion
with
our
utilities
are
electric
and
our
gas,
so
Beverly
decided
to
add
aquatics.
Those
were
in
place.
A
A
C
A
C
A
Have
a
plan
for
an
outdoor
pool
which
takes
our
existing
pool,
which
was
built
in
1972
73
and
turns
it
into
more
of
an
aquatic
center.
They
take
our
shallow
end
of
our
big
pole
and
turn
it
into
a
zero-depth
pool,
but
still
keep
some
laughs
swimming,
which
is
the
blue
lines
in
the
middle
and
in
the
deep
end
we
would
have
some
water
toys,
the
water
there's
around
8
foot
deep,
then
the
very
deep
end
we
use
one
of
our
slides
and
that
plunge
waterslide
to
the
right
of
the
screen,
our
walk
out
slides.
A
So
actually
there
are
spiral
slides
that
you
actually
come
into
a
separate
water
source
and
you
actually
walk
out
of
the
of
the
pool.
Then
down
at
the
bottom
of
the
screen
is
actually
a
children's
play
area
Asprey
ground,
which
is
playground
equipment,
that's
in
very
shallow
water.
Actually,
the
water
disappears,
as
it
circulates
and
you're
actually
playing
on
a
rubber
surface,
the
cost
of
the
optimal
facilities
around
2.2
million
dollars
realizing.
C
A
A
Currently,
in
the
upstairs
is
already
accessible
along
with
that,
we've
got
a
community
development
block
grant
who
merry
able
to
allow
us
to
replace
the
board
with
sugar.
So
those
are
two
things
that
Arts
West
that
actually
have
funding
in
place
of
the
skate
park
legs
project,
which
is
actually
on
your
agenda
tonight.
We
have
some
funding
in
place
for
that.
We
have
50
or
$15,000
from
a
high
university
to
put
towards
that
project.
A
We
have
a
$10,000
grant
from
the
O
blendin's
Foundation
a
twenty
six
hundred
dollar
grant
from
the
Athens
foundation,
and
we
are
waiting
to
hear
back
from
the
nature
works.
We
have
a
grant
for
them
for
twenty
thousand.
Four
hundred
I
would
like
to
move
ahead
with
the
project,
though,
because
we
need
to
offer
design
engineering.
So
today
we
have
twenty
seven
thousand
six
hundred
dollars.
The
estimated
cost
is
fifty
five
thousand.
If
we
would
get
the
nature
works,
grant
they
pretty
much
have
the
lights
covered.
A
The
sandlot
JC
fields,
which
has
been
going
on
now
for
about
two
years
they
just
recently
got
a
grant
from
the
Home
Depot
kaboom
program.
Five
thousand
dollar
grant
to
renovate.
What's
on
the
air
is
called
field
9,
which
will
now
be
called
the
polar
ground.
They
also
got
a
twenty
thousand
dollar
grant
from
the
Rotary
Foundation
to
support
that
all
their
grant
ready
has
been
done
by
Georgia.
Mccarthy
he's
done
a
really
good
job,
especially
the
Home
Depot
grant
is
very,
very
competitive
and.
A
His
on
his
part,
we
also
talked
to
Roger
Ames
he's
an
heir
to
Ralph
Dalton's
we're
out.
Dalton
field
is
the
first
field
on
the
right.
When
you
going
back
into
the
park,
it's
our
only
full-size
high
school
field.
Roger
has
shown
interested
doing
some
more
work
to
the
Dalton
field.
So
once
we
get
a
price
together,
Roger
will
probably
give
us
a
donation
to
do
some
work
on
the
Dalton
field
this
year
also
not
really
asking
the
city
for
any
other
support
on
those
projects.
Hopefully
we
can
do
those
with
grants.
A
The
Soccer
Complex,
which
is
down
behind
the
Continental
property
between
Continental
and
the
river,
which
is
Walmart
staples
and
all
that
area
the
land
is
owned
by
the
hawk
conservancy
they've.
Given
us
a
licensure
agreement
to
use
about
15
acres.
So
far,
we
have
seeded
down
about
three
fields,
eventually
they'd
like
to
have
four
fields:
we've
done.
The
first
three
from
left
to
right
are
the
under
seen
the
red
Kennedy
building
is
our
rest
room.
We've
received
$75,000
from
state
capital
money
and
also
a
thirty
thousand
dollar
grant.
From
the
ax
blemish
foundation.
A
C
C
A
This
spring.
We
want
to
expand
and
improve
our
accessible
trails.
As
many
know,
John
now,
as
most
of
our
trail
work
for
us
recently,
the
city
received
a
grant
to
buy
additional
land
west
of
cells
park.
It's
about
16
acres.
We
also
have
plans
to
make
cells
park
more
accessible,
at
least
on
the
lower
level,
with
accessible
picnic
tables
and
a
walkway
accessible
fountain.
We'll
also
make
our
911
accessible
to
somebody
in
a
wheelchair.
If
they
had
a
trail
wheelchair
they
actually
could
get
up
onto
the
trails.
A
We
looked
at
possibly
building
an
additional
ballpark
our
current
dog
park,
one
of
the
problems
there
is
overused
I
live
with
me.
As
you
can
see
in
this
picture
the
hard
time
keeping
grass
we
really
can't
close
the
park.
If
we
close
the
park,
we
have
to
close
the
whole
thing
we
would
like
to
have
an
additional
park
that
will
allow
us
to
actually
go
back
and
forth
between
parks.
A
The
second
part
would
be
on
State
Street,
on
Conservancy
property.
We've
talked
with
a
high
university
they've
expressed
some
interest
in
helping
with
funding
the
fit,
because
it
really
all
it
takes
is
fencing
to
build.
Another
part
allow
people
on
each
side
to
have
their
own
dog
park,
but
also
allow
us
to
close
parks
and
let
them
rest
on
occasion,
so
we
can
get
grass
to
grow.
A
An
accessible
play
equipment
most
of
our
equipment
already
is
accessible.
We
would
like
to
add
an
additional
playground,
at
least
currently
to
West
8th
Street
Park.
We
actually
have
some
play
equipment
in
place
in
storage
if
we
want
to
put
up
this
spring
with
the
help
of
the
Sandlot
group,
so
that
playground
would
be
accessible
from
the
parking
lot.
This
playgrounds
at
Southside
park
is
accessible,
so
our
goal
is
to
make
all
our
playgrounds
accessible
at
some
time
in
the
over
the
next
four
years.
A
So
things
we've
done,
there
is
Arts
West,
that's
applied
for
sustainability
grant
through
the
higher
Arts
Council
they've,
also
applied
for
a
million
grant.
We've
applied
for
the
United
States
Tennis
Association
for
operating
funds
to
help
some
of
our
tennis
programs
and
also
we're
partnering
with
wo
UV
on
a
couple
programs
this
year.
That
will
allow
us
to
do
some
free
program
for
families
and
children.
A
Some
of
the
free
facilities
we
offer
because
a
lot
people
think
you
know
at
the
community
center
there's
a
fee
and
the
pool
has
a
fee,
but
we
often
actually
offer
a
lot
of
free
facilities.
The
bike
path
is
one
the
skate
park,
the
inline
hockey
rink,
the
basketball
courts
and
our
playgrounds
are
free
of
charge
to
whoever
wants
to
use
those.
A
A
One
of
the
things
was
that
try
to
get
things
published
in
journals
and
in
recreation
magazines.
This
appeared
in
the
OPR
in
connection
magazine
two
years
ago.
It
shows
our
skate
park
called
big
dreams,
develop
a
skate
park.
We
were
the
cover
story
and
also
had
a
very
prominent
story
inside
that
publication.
We.
A
Bowl
for
we
want
to
enhance
collaboration
with
national
state,
regional
and
local
partners.
These
are
a
couple
examples
or
three
examples
of
where
we've
partnered
with
other
people.
One
is
the
tenants
and
parks
programs.
We've
done
three
special
events
that
have
been
in
no
charge
to
the
public
with
the
tennis
and
parks
programs
is
from
the
United
States
Tennis
Association.
A
A
The
final
thing
I
want
to
bring
up
is
because
of
our
change
in
our
identity,
with
the
public,
hopefully,
and
with
some
of
things
we
do,
we
would
like
to
now
be
called
the
Athens
through
the
our
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
I.
Think
it
makes
these
people
understand
what
we
do
that
we're
not
just
parks
and
recreation.
We
also
do
arts
programming
and
the
community
allows
people
to
know
when
they
call
us
or
talk
to
us
that
we're
the
community
center.
A
Sometimes
people
get
confused
with
their
Athens,
Parks
and
Recreation
so
allows
people
to
know
that
we
are
the
community
center.
They
also
are
Art's
West.
They
also
in
charge
of
the
parks
and
are
also
in
charge
of
youth
and
adult
programs
in
the
city.
That's
my
presentation.
You
have
a
lot
more
information
in
your
packet,
including
our
for
the
last
two
years,
and
each
goal
is
a
little
more
outlined
with
outcomes,
but
when
I
presented
the
night,
I
realized
strength
tonight
and
that's
fine
thank
you-
are.
A
Think
it's
time
those
on
they
will
meld
well
better
together.
I
think
there
was
some
confusion
now
than
in
the
arts.
West's,
you
know,
may
be
out
there
kind
of
separate
from
from
our
department,
but
I
think
more
and
more
people
are
realizing.
We
are
all
one
one
department
I
think
it's
important,
because
people
really
did
cross
over
and
they
do
cross
over
back
and
forth
from
sports
to
Arts
trails.
To
all
the
things
we
offer.
A
F
F
A
A
A
Article
as
well
is
also
in
the
flood
way.
Okay,
but
we'll
do
the
same
thing,
there's
a
hand.
Calculation
you
can
perform
to
show
displace
water.
The
water
doesn't
really
flow
through
those
areas
doesn't
channel
through
there
with
any
kind
of
force.
It
just
comes
up
slowly
and
goes
okay,
but
we
have
talked
to
a
DNR
and
I've
met
with
Steve,
Pearson
and
Steve's
aware
what
we're
trying
to
do
so,
we'll
make
sure
we
follow
all
their
guidelines
before
we
move
ahead.
Okay,
just
wonder:
Thanks
we.
H
Can't
yeah
there's
a
lot
in
hearing,
but
something
just
caught
my
eye
and
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
it
says:
develop
access
points
in
parks
bordering
the
Hocking
River.
Do
you
mean
access
to
the
river?
Yes,.
A
A
A
E
J
I
just
had
a
question
about
you
have
a
statement
in
here
in
gold
about
adjusting
fees
to
a
level
that
all
direct
costs
associated
with
programs
are
covered
and
I
guess
I'm,
assuming
that's
kind
of
overall,
because
I
know
when
Maximus
made
their
recommendations.
They
said
there
is
a
standard
that
particularly
programs
for
children
and
youth
would
often
be
subsidized.
So.
C
A
Free
programs
for
sports
for
all
Athens,
County,
Job
and
Family
Services
children.
They
can
play
in
our
sports
programs
for
free.
Currently,
they
also
have
a
program
for
foster
children
that
can
use
the
city
pool
Jeffrey.
We
do
some
programs
that
are
actually
free,
but
I
know
our
goal
is
and
I
know.
Counsel
would
like
to
see
us
try
to
cover
as
many
costs
as
feasible.
A
J
It's
if
I'm,
remembering
it's
been
a
while,
since
I
looked
at
Maximus,
that
we
were
a
little
low
in
terms
of
our
cost
recovery
and
adult
programs,
but
we
might
be
higher
than
the
industry
average
in
cost
recovery
for
the
youth
and
so
I'd
want
us
to
think
about
really
wide
accessibility
for
young
people
and
I.
Think
the
special
programs
that
you're
talking
about
are
really
important.
That
I
want
to
make
sure
that
these
opportunities
thing
affordable
for
kids,.
A
Yes,
I
think
all
our
programs
or
children
are
affordable,
I
think
even
our
permits
for
our
adults
are,
but
we
usually
raise
fees,
it's
more
on
our
special
programming
and
where
we
are
higher
instructor
and
we
really
can
see
what
our
costs
are.
Even
our
daycare
programs,
even
though
they
do
bring
in
revenue,
probably
are
rather
reasonable
compared
to
other
daycare
programs
in
the
area.
Realizing
we
get
a
subsidy,
you
know
from
the
tax
and
on
the
rect
on
the
recreation
side,
we
get
a
portion
of
the
income
tax
right.
J
A
E
Other
comments
or
questions
from
Council
Kevin,
thank
you
for
this
report
and
the
planning
this
document
has
certainly
served
your
department
well
and
has
grown
with
the
department
and
gives
council
a
clearer
idea
of
your
planning
and
your
goals,
and
this
is
great
thanks
for
the
ongoing
successes
with
grant
monies
and
being
able
to
use
that
in
great
ways
to
increase
the
quality
of
life
in
Athens,
good
job,
and
just
you
mentioned
in
the
report,
the
Halloween
party
and
I
think
that's
interesting,
because
there
this
in
case
people
didn't
know
this
is
a
separate
Halloween
party.
E
K
E
K
Area
different
stuff,
like
that
I
think
it's
a
recognition
that
we've
made
is
another
structure
where
they
get
into
more
in
the
cultural
program,
calling
it
the
arts,
but
it's
performing
arts
primarily,
but
it's
also
a
lot
more
than
that
with
various.
There
was
a
separate
report.
If
anybody
wants
to
see
it,
that
arts
was
provided
to
me,
which
I
don't
think
he's
in
the
overall
report
that
you
just
received.
It's.
A
E
A
A
One
of
Louisville
and
there's
some
other
parks,
but
they're
very
few
lighted
parks
and
really
skating,
is
probably
more
popular
spring
summer
when
it
gets
dark
so
early
rates,
because
the
weather
allows
for
summer.
Common
almost
gets
too
hot,
because
it's
concrete
and
it
just
reflects
it-
would
allow
for
a
lot
more
use
of
the
park,
especially
in
the
fall.
It's.
H
J
D
A
E
Hey
there
are
no
other
questions,
we'll
move
these
things
on
for
next
Monday
and
thank
you
for
coming
and
bringing
us
the
report
and
the
information
Thanks
next
on
the
agenda
are
the
annual
reports
from
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
Convention
and
Visitor's
Bureau,
and
you
can
go
in
whichever
order
you
desire
or
go
up
there
together
or
whatever.
Thank
you.
Well,
you
can
sit
at
the
table
that
you
want
what
could
be
what
they
want.
E
L
Part
of
our
contract,
but
also
it's
an
opportunity
that
we
do.
As
you
know,
we
have
an
economic
development
contract
through
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
to
provide
economic
development
services
to
the
city.
It's
a
little
bit
different.
Some
cities
have
their
own
economic
development
departments,
some
reliable
accounting
economic
development
department
and
so
we're
very
fortunate
in
Athens
to
have
the
ability
to
mix
the
money
from
the
city
and
the
counties
provide
services
that
are
much
reduced
rate
than
what
you
would
have.
L
Obviously,
if
you
were
funding
the
department
yourself
so
in
the
room
in
the
annual
report,
outlines
basically
what
we
have
accomplished
this
year
and
what
we
hope
to
accomplished
over
the
next
year.
Yes,
during
this
year,
2007,
our
mission,
as
you
know,
is
to
create
a
strong
business
climate
and
to
make
sure
that
our
member
businesses
are
reaching
their
full
potential.
There
are
several
ways
that
we
do
that
I
want
to
address
a
few
just
to
let
you
know.
L
Ultimately,
they
look
to
invest
about
forty
five
million
dollars
in
the
next
three
years.
That's
pretty
significant
investment,
everyone
we
talked
to
I,
don't
think
we
just
you
know
reached
out
to
the
positive
people,
but
everyone
we
talked
to
I,
think
in
terms
of
their
growth,
felt
pretty
positive
about
it.
No
one
was
negative,
so
there
may
be
some
that
are
kind
of
remain
neutral
over
this.
Next
year,
especially
those
that
have
to
adjust
to
to
minimum
wage
hike,
etc
anyway,
so
we
do,
we
are
seeing
investment.
L
L
One
measure
that
we
talked
about
previously
with
council
is
on
the
retention
and
expansion.
How
how
do
you
know
we're
doing
all
of
these
things?
And
it's
not
glamorous
retention
and
expansion
doesn't
get
the
new
the
front.
You
know
headline
on
the
newspaper.
You
brought
500
new
jobs
in
the
town,
but
you
sure
do
know
if
there's
a
headline
that
says
such
and
such
company
is
left
with
180
jobs
or
250
jobs
or
whatever
it
is.
L
So
we
put
a
lot
of
work
into
that
and
the
companies
that
we've
really
put
a
lot
of
time
into
the
last
couple
of
years,
specifically
this
year,
the
app
really
we're
looking
at
about
350
jobs
that
we've
been
able
to
effect,
and
we
either
look
at
you-
know,
helping
them
receive
state
assistance
for
grant
dollars,
marketing,
workforce
development,
etc.
So
it's
really
a
broad
range,
that
of
services
that
we
provide
on
the
entrepreneurial
development
front,
Lissa
and
Angie
in
particular,
part
of
our
entrepreneurial
development
group
that
meets
on
a
monthly
basis.
L
We
have
a
number
of
nonprofits
in
the
community
that
serve
small
businesses
and
we
seek
to
sort
of
facilitate
discussion
around
their
services
and
ours
in
order
to
be
efficient,
we've
developed
out
of
that
the
southeast
Ohio
Investment
Forum.
It's
a
forum
that
matches
up
businesses.
Businesses
come
in,
do
a
presentation
on
what
their
investment
needs
are,
and
then
we
have
individual
investors
in
the
audience
we
have
financial
institutions
in
the
audience
and
some
of
the
public
funding
agencies
that
are
part
of
our
community.
L
Our
first
event
was
in
January
and
very
well
attended
and
when
you're
looking
to
do
do
these
about
once
every
month
and
a
half
or
so
as
projects
come
up,
so
we're
pretty
excited
about
that.
The
presentations
as
I
said,
went
extremely
well.
We've
got
a
number
of
people
in
the
voinovich
Center
who
we've
worked
with
that
are
really
pushing
on
that
front.
L
Another
people
we
point
out
every
year
is
we
have
53
participants
in
our
workers.
Comp
program
saved
two
hundred
fifty
one
thousand
dollars
to
do
those
members.
We
feel
it's
a
very
important
benefit
that,
as
a
chamber
we're
able
to
provide
on
the
attraction
front
we
completed
over
this
past
year
in
2006
of
communications
and
marketing
plan,
we're
poised
to
get
started
on
that
and
implement
that
plan.
So
you're
gonna
see
more
about
that.
L
This
specific
sectors
under
attraction
that
we
want
to
work
on,
interactive
digital
technologies,
the
game
and
simulation
industry,
specialty
foods,
environmental
technology
and
corporate
headquarters
and
back
office
services,
and
one
in
particular,
obviously
would
be
a
call
center,
and
this
year
alone
we
had
four
cars,
call
sitters,
come
to
our
community
and
we're
seeking
us.
We
didn't
go
out
and
and
and
try
to
lure
them
in,
and
so
we
have
been
able
to
bring
companies
in
to
show
them.
L
The
existing
McBee
facility,
for
example,
as
a
potential
spot
from
locating
know
on
advocacy
portion
Debbie
as
part
of
our
government
affairs
committee,
we
meet
on
a
monthly
basis.
We've
developed
a
flowchart
as
part
of
our
contract
with
the
city
that
lays
out
the
development
process
and
we're
working
with
Steve
from
Pearson
and
I.
Think
obviously
others
to
look
at
that
and
is
and
develop.
You
know
is
that
a
good
tool?
How
can
we
tweak
it?
L
Are
there
inconsistencies
with
code
that
maybe,
as
a
result
of
looking
at
this
flowchart,
we
can,
we
can
make
a
difference
in
fixing
those
we've
also
had
some.
What
I
thought
is
very
exciting
opportunities.
We've
met
with
the
shade
tree
Commission
and
some
of
our
business
members
and
brought
those
folks
together
to
talk
about.
You
know
what
issues
are
there
with
the
with
the
landscape
ordinance?
Where
are
there
areas
that
we
can
work
together
to
make
improvements?
So
we
see
that
is
just
a
start.
We
wanted
throughout
the
next
year,
work
on
additional
pieces.
L
Another
big
success
for
us
was
leadership.
Athens
we
had
a
goal
of
15
participants
and
we
partner
with
the
Athens
foundation,
and
this
year
there
were
actually
24
participants,
so
we
went
above
and
beyond.
We
I
believe
had
34
applicants
so
and
pages
one
of
those
and
being
cheated
also
as
leadership
Athens
participant.
C
L
Have
also
created
a
business
and
education
partnership
with
the
school
districts.
Larry
pain
has
been
leading
that
effort
along
with
the
Appalachia
reads
coordinator,
and
that
has
been
a
good
start,
we're
moving
forward
and
getting
math
businesses
matched
up
with
schools
that
have
told
us
that
they
need
have
specific
needs.
L
We
continue
to
be
involved
with
the
County
Comprehensive
Plan
and
are
responsible
for
the
economic
development
task
force,
and
we
also
want
to
continue
to
meet
with
the
city
on
development
issues
related
to
parking
related
to
landscape
regulations,
wellhead
protection,
the
time
the
you
know,
the
timeline
that
we
discussed
cetera
and
this
year,
another
advocacy
piece
that
we
were
not
expecting
to
deal
with.
It's
been
the
Nelsonville
bypass
issue
that
has
come
up,
so
we
are
putting
some
effort
from
an
advocacy
standpoint
on
that
project.
E
H
L
I
just
kind
of
put
that
in
there
and
throw
that
in,
as
you
know,
so
that
that
councils
can
see
what
else
you
know
we're
involved
in
the
city's
contract
is
for
$55,000
right.
We
have
over
a
three
hundred
thousand
dollar
budget
about
a
third
of
that
comes
from
membership
dues,
the
other
third
a
little
bit
less
than
that
comes
from
fund
raisers
and
different
activities
and
events
that
we
put
on
and
the
rest
our
economic
development
contracts,
one
with
them.
I
was
in
the
city.
L
H
L
If
I'm
just
to
look
at
what
the
city
is,
it's
very
difficult
because
you
know
my
basically,
my
salary
is
the
county
in
the
city
fund,
my
salary,
along
with
about
third
of
the
office,
you
know
office
staff
office
expenses
that
are
associated
with
that
I
provided
I
sent
out
that
it
made
it,
but
a
little
budget
breakdown
on
on
how
that
goes.
In
terms
of
the
as
I
said,
the
office
supplies
machinery
and
equipment
membership
dues
being
as
a
professional
economic
developer
work.
L
You
know
in
a
number
of
organizations
that
require
membership
dues
right,
so
I
can
provide
more
specific
numbers
for
you,
I
mean
I,
guess,
I'm,
hearing
a
question
being
effort,
I
mean
the
majority
of
economic
development
in
Athens.
County
happens
in
the
city
of
Athens
and
in
and
around
the
city
of
night
yeah.
So
we
provide
you
know
I.
E
M
H
H
L
C
L
E
Also
might
add
that
the
Chamber's
been
active
in
the
discussions
working
towards
the
education
aspect
of
the
wellhead
protection
plan
and
how
that
is
going
to
proceed
as
well
as
continuing
activity
on
the
strout's
run.
Friends
of
Strauss
run
Task
Force,
which
is
alive
and
well,
and
working
towards
just
plans
to
be
a
supportive
group
to
the
state
part
and
its
continuation.
E
C
C
J
I
think
this
is
a
really
great
overview
of
a
lot
of
the
really
good
work
that
the
chamber
is
doing.
But
maybe,
in
terms
of
you
know,
just
us
doing
due
diligence
in
terms
of
accountability
for
tax
dollars.
Trying
to
look
at
the
those
specific
items.
I
think
a
lot
of
its
probably
in
here,
but
maybe
pull
that
out.
N
N
In
addition,
you
haven't
received
already
our
January
activity
report
is
coming
your
way,
and
this
is
a
duplicate
of
what
we
send
to
our
board
members.
That's
presented
in
our
board
meetings
it's
each
week.
If
you
look
at
that
activity
report
and
there's
anything
that
you'd
like
to
see
different
or
more
information
on
a
particular
subject.
Please,
let
me
know.
G
N
Also,
if
you
look
at
the
observer
of
our
bearings
and
there's
anything
that
you'd
like
to
add
or
if
you'd
ever
like
to
attend
a
meeting,
please
do
so
and
Carol
does
attend
those
meetings
with
us.
So,
okay
to
start
off
with
and
closed
in
here
you
will
see
some
information
on
the
2005
economic
impact
report
which
we
received
in
November
and
what
this
provides
us
with
us,
a
little
background
information
on
how
many
visitors,
how
much
money
and
what
the
total
economic
impact
of
tourism
was
on
Athens
County.
N
Now,
please
remember
that
for
the
city
of
Athens,
you
have
the
predominant
infrastructure
for
tourist,
the
restaurants,
hotels
and
many
of
the
activities.
So
most
of
the
information
that
you
can
see
in
here
has
a
very
strong
effect
on
the
city
of
Athens,
predominantly
because
of
the
sales
tax
that's
generated
in
2005
1.5
million
visitors
to
Athens
County.
1.3
million
of
those
were
day-trippers
like
we
like.
N
It
makes
it
sound
so
much
more
fun.
Really
two
hundred
six
thousand
of
those
are
overnight:
stay
that's
about
an
80%
to
20%
break
down
on
day
trippers
to
overnight
visitors.
Obviously,
one
of
our
very
strong
strategic
goals
for
2007
and
beyond
is
to
bring
that
up
to
a
more
healthy
balance
between
the
people
who
spend
just
a
day
here
and
the
people
who
will
stay
overnight
clearly
when
they
stay
overnight.
N
They're
gonna
spend
a
lot
more
money
than
they
are
when
they
just
come
to
visit
for
the
day
about
$100
a
person
more
for
an
overnight
stay.
Just
to
give
you
some
background
information
on
the
state,
travel
expenditures,
thirty
three
point:
1
billion
dollars
and
travel
expenditures
in
2005,
southeast
Ohio,
not
just
Athens
County,
but
southeast
Ohio
alone
only
receives
about
2.3
percent
of
that
total
economic
impact.
N
N
A
lodging
tax
review
in
2006
we
received
$64,000
in
lodging
tax
from
the
city
of
Athens,
that's
35
percent
of
the
that's
collected
and
174
thousand
dollars
was
received
from
the
county
on
the
county
lodging
tax
and
we
taken
95%
of
their
accounting
of
their
lodging
taxes
and
that's
our
entire
budget.
We
this
year,
our
budget
is
set
at
about
two
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars,
and
that's
for
everything
that
we
do
the
marketing
the
advertising
to
staff
the
promotions.
All
of
that.
N
There
is
much
more
information
there
about
some
of
the
things
that
went
on
this
past
year,
34
conferences
and
meetings
predominantly
done
through
Ohio
University
and
just
to
touch
on
that
a
little
bit.
We
service
those
conferences
and
meetings
that
come
to
us
through
Ohio
University,
but
we
really
need
to
work
harder
to
facilitate
even
more
meetings
and
encourage
them
to
go
after
more
meetings
and
conferences,
even
some
of
the
smaller
ones,
particularly
with
the
new
Student
Center.
N
That
can
only
benefit
us,
particularly
in
the
slow
time
if
we
can
begin
to
attract
more
of
those
group
kinds
of
efforts
here,
so
that
is
one
strong
strategic
goals
for
2007.
So
what's
new
for
2007,
obviously
we
have
a
new
staff.
We
I
joined
in
the
1st
of
July
in
the
middle
of
September
Jena
Jeremiah
joined
us
as
our
marketing
coordinator
and
Elena.
Schairer
joins
us
as
our
media
and
communications
person,
and
then
Michelle
Davis
has
continued
on
as
our
office
manager
she's
been
with
us
for
two
years.
N
N
N
We
have
people
that
come
here
from
all
areas
across
Ohio,
West,
Virginia
and
Kentucky
to
utilize
the
skate
park,
that's
here
and
they
do
host
a
great
event
every
year
that
wheels
on
fire
was
very
well
attended
and
created
a
number
of
overnight
stays
for
us,
which
is
how
we
genuinely
measure
the
success
of
an
event
the
online.
The
website
will
also
includes
tomorrow,
after
about
three
o'clock
online
booking,
where
people
can
go
directly
through
our
website
to
book
a
hotel.
So
you
look
at
the
website,
get
inspired
about.
N
Athens
and
boom
you
can
book
a
hotel
right
there
online.
All
of
our
hotel
partners
are
currently
participating
in.
This
will
also
allow
us
to
develop
online
packages,
and
this
will
include
something
fun
like
a
girls
getaway
weekend,
where
you
can
stay
in
a
hotel,
you
might
get
your
nails
done.
You
might
get
some
discount
coupons
from
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
to
do
a
little
shopping
uptown.
N
You
might
have
a
dinner
in
a
local
restaurant
and
dependently
own
restaurant
and
you
might
take
in
a
concert
for
a
theater
event
at
Arts
West,
and
this
online
system
will
allow
us
to
put
together
those
package
deals.
Those
will
be
specifically
targeted
at
times
when
it's
slow
here,
we
will
not
be
using
special
package
deals
on
moms
weekend
and
homecoming
or
football
game
weekends
unless
we
really
need
the
help.
N
Most
of
this
is
going
to
be
geared
towards
those
months
where
the
businesses
has
been
historically
slow,
particularly
for
the
lodging
partners
and
our
restaurant
partners
and
our
retail
partners.
We
intend
to
capitalize
on
the
unique
spirit
of
Athens
County,
particularly
this
summer,
with
quote
national
going
on.
We
are
gonna
be
hitting
that
quilt
thing.
We've
got
the
quilt
barn
bike.
Ride.
We've
got
the
fourth
of
July.
N
As
a
real
time
of
homecoming,
and
while
tourism
is
important
to
promote
outside
of
the
county,
we
recognize
that
the
people
who
live
here
have
a
strong
role
in
tourism
development
as
those
people
who
live
and
the
metropolitan
areas
that
we're
also
targeting.
So
you
will
see
us
doing
a
lot
of
marketing
towards
the
people
that
work
here,
outdoor
recreation.
We
intend
to
capitalize
on
that
very
strongly,
particularly
with
the
athens
city
preserved.
John
houses
trails
have
become
a
valuable
tool
for
us
that
photocopy
trail
map
is
the
hottest
thing
that
we
give
out.
N
Finally,
I
do
want
to
make
note
of
several
heritage
tourism
projects
that
will
be
coming
to
you
very
soon,
I
hope
with
a
special
presentation
about
these.
But
there
are
three
major
tourism
development
projects
going
on
in
our
region
that
Athens
County
is
forcing
it
to
fall
within
some
counties.
Most
counties
only
fall
within
one,
hopefully
of
one,
but
we
fall
within
three
of
those.
The
first
one
is
called
the
Appalachian
adventure
trail.
N
This
is
a
five-county
region,
that's
Athens,
Benton
Meigs,
Jackson,
there's
one
more
in
there
hike,
and
this
will
be
rolled
out
within
the
month,
Oh
spotlight
on
Appalachian
Travel
Show
in
Ross
County
in
March,
and
this
highlights
art
and
adventure
in
that
five-county
region.
We
are
also
working
very
hard
with
what
used
to
be
called
to
share
your
heritage
group.
N
This
was
a
workshop
that
was
promoted
through
the
National
Trust
for
Historic
Preservation
they've,
been
here
several
times
to
do,
site,
evaluations
and
workshops
for
we've
identified
the
seven-county
region
and
once
a
buckin
named
those
I
should
written
them
down.
Athens
Meg's,
Hawking,
Perry,
Washington,
Benton
I,
know
there's
one
more
Morgan.
Thank
you
see
that's
what
I
like
working
with
you
Morgan
seven-county
region,
the
National
Trust
for
Historic
Preservation,
has
told
us
that
this
is
one
of
the
most
promising
projects
that
they
have
worked
towards.
N
The
purpose
of
this
collaborative
group
is
to
seek
status
as
a
National
Heritage
Area
through
the
National
Park
Service.
This
is
not
where
the
Park
Service
comes
in
and
takes
over
this
area,
but
it's
where
the
Park
Service
recommends
that
something
unique
happened
in
this
place.
We
are
looking
this
at
this
as
a
hyo's
first
frontier.
It
will
capitalize
on
the
unique
history
of
this
area
and
the
natural
resources
and
culture,
and
this
does
once
you
receive
that
distinction.
N
It
comes
with
a
million
dollars
in
funding
a
year
for
five
years
and
then
is
picked
up
every
five
years
by
Congress
until
they
do
need
to
be
a
permanent
project.
So
it
provides
a
lot
of
promise
for
this
area
and
something
that
I'm
working
very
very
hard
on.
There
also
is
another
heritage
based
project.
That's
going
on
the
route
32
corridor
that
we
also
fall
into
it
is
similar
to
the
first
frontier
except
their
theme
is
different
and
that's
capitalizing
on
the
unique
Appalachian
culture
of
southern
Ohio.
N
So
those
are
three
really
big
projects
that
will
bring
a
lot
to
us.
The
most
important
thing
that
I
love
about
these
is
that
they're,
really
community
development
projects,
they're
really
about
towns
and
communities
and
villages
telling
their
story
and
capitalizing
on
their
history,
and
the
byproduct
of
that
is
tourism,
because
we
know
if
we
get
our
ducks
in
a
row,
we
tell
our
story
good,
because
it
is
a
good
story.
N
N
C
N
O
N
C
C
N
N
F
N
C
N
I
do
believe
that
there
is
a
great
solution
to
Halloween
I,
think
it's
a
great
identity
for
evidence.
That's
been
here
for
a
long
time
and
people
all
over
the
country
know
about
Halloween
here,
I
at
the
moment,
I
see
it
as
a.
It
is
a
tourist
event
and
the
fact
that
it
does
generate
generate
overnight
stays
do
I,
think
it's
a
true,
marketable
event
right
now,
I,
don't
think
it's
quite
there.
N
I
think
that
it
can
be
I
have
Gina
our
marketing
coordinator
and
I
have
a
meeting
with
Jonathan
Homburg,
who
we
see
as
the
official
Halloween
guy
for
a
number
of
months.
Now
we
meet
with
him
at
least
once
a
month,
we've
also
through
Carroll,
been
talking
with
several
private
event
planners
music
promoters
to
get
their
take
on
what
should
be
done
and
I've
had
some
really
interesting
conversations
with
them
over
the
course
of
the
last
two
weeks.
One
of
them
called
me
last
Friday,
just
to
say,
hey.
We
are
really
interested
in
this.
N
We
really
want
to
come
down.
We
want
to
look
at
court
Street.
We
want
to
see.
What's
there
and
I
think
there
is
some
opportunity
to
bring
in
you
know
some
some
outside
parties
to
take
a
look
at
it
and
give
us
some
advice
on
how
it
would
be
better.
The
great
thing
about
the
Halloween
committee
that's
in
place
now
is
that
they're
very
open
to
expanding
Halloween
and
improving
Halloween.
N
I
had
my
first
two
students
who
have
ever
come
to
talk
with
me
about
Halloween
last
Friday,
and
they
were
wonderful.
We
had
a
great
time
with
them,
but
I
will
tell
you
working
through
the
clean
and
safe
committee.
This
past
year
we
sent
out
information
on
the
listserv.
There
were
students
at
the
meeting.
That
said,
they
wanted
to
be
involved
and
no
one
ever
contacted
us.
So
it
was
great.
We
told
them
Wow.
You
know
you're
the
first
few
students
that
ever
came
to
see
us
ow
and.
H
High
class,
what
what
they're
doing
along
with
80
other
students
who
are
going
to
launch
this
next
week,
is
actually
look
at
ways
to
make
this
I
like
some
of
this
terminology
revenue-neutral,
how
could
one
generate
enough
revenue
to
pay
the
expenses
and
that's
I,
think
that's
really
the
challenge
that
we
all
have
and
then
and
there's
a
management
component
to
that
and
I
have
asked
them
to
look
at
that,
because
I
think
it
has
to
maybe
move
beyond
a
volunteer
activity.
Yes,.
C
N
N
But
when
you
live
here
and
you
attend
Halloween,
you
know
you're
more
likely
to
make
your
pass
up
and
down
court
Street
and
then
head
back
to
your
house,
and
we
want
to
be
able
to
create
an
entire
weekend
of
events
that
allows
everyone
in
the
community
of
difference
needs
to
take
and
I
think
what
goes
on
at
the
Rec
Center
is
fantastic,
and
that's
the
true
indicator
to
me
that
Halloween
is
for
everybody.
I
mean
everybody.
Everybody
wants
to
participate.
We
just
need
to
make
the
opportunity
for
them
to
do.
C
J
Just
wanted
to
say
in
fairness
to
student
participants
that
there
have
been
students
who
participated
on
the
listserv
and
who
attended
the
conversations
with
counsel
and
didn't
necessarily
feel
very
welcomed
into
the
conversation
if
they
had
different
ideas
about
the
kind
of
music
they
wanted
to
hear
than
the
kind
of
long-standing
committee.
So
they
may
be
the
first
two
that
came
to
see
you
at
your
office,
but
I
think
that
a
lot
of
students
have
tried
to
weigh
in
and
participate.
My
conversation
and.
N
E
E
Makes
an
interesting
dilemma
for
us
as
a
city
as
a
council.
If
we
were
to
ask
for
put
out
a
request
for
proposals,
would
we
say
that
it
is
not
to
be
fenced?
It
is
not
to
charge
admission
and
then
the
third
leg
of
the
stool
is
alcohol,
because
that
is
the
other
ingredient
of.
Do
you
allow
containers
within
the
party
area,
so
there's
some
huge
questions
for
us
to
look
at,
but.
H
Jingle
yeah
I
just
wanted
to
follow
up
on
Debbie
and
Carol.
I
think
that
students
have
had
difficulty
in
participating
and
taking
responsibility
for
a
portion
of
the
event.
I
think
they
have
wanted
to
participate,
but
they
need
a
little
more
structure
to
the
event
and
I
hope
this.
This
does
it,
and
and
some
of
the
research
that
my
students
did,
you
know
tried
to
separate
the
fencing
from
the
admission.
In
other
words,
they
were,
they
were
kind
of
I
want
to
say
fuse
together,
so
it
created
some.
H
You
know
kind
of
ill-will
there,
but
I
hope
that
a
City
Council
and
you
all
will
look
for
presentations
in
March
because
the
students
are
challenged
with
you
know
coming
up
with.
You
know,
conceptualizing
something
that
would
work
for
the
community
and
also
make
you
know
some
revenue,
and
that
may
be
that
there
isn't
that
they
recommend,
after
their
study,
that
there
be
a
manager.
For
this
event,
whether
there
be
some
administrator
in
place
to
kind
of
oversee
and
coordinate
the
whole
thing.
C
E
So
part
of
my
question
is:
would
companies
that
might
be
interested
in
this
appreciate
having
a
year
to
come
and
look
at
the
event
and
party
on
Court
Street
with
the
rest
of
us
and
that
sort
of
thing
and
and
then
say
you
know
what
could
they
do
for
us?
What
their
proposals
are
at
that
point?
Does
that
make
more
sense
than
trying
to
I
think.
N
That
it
does
and
I
think
during
that
time,
because
there
is
this
great
conversation
going
on
positive
conversation
going
on
about
Halloween
I.
Think
it's
also
a
great
time
for
the
city
determine
what
its
real
role
isn't.
Halloween
most
of
these
big
events
that
happen:
music,
festivals
and
cornhusk
festivals
and
the
sweet,
potato
festivals
and
all
those
are
administered
by
villages,
towns
and
cities
by
their
event,
planners
or.
O
N
Their
staff-
and
you
know
again
that
was
another
one
of
those
big
questions
that
I
was
asked
by
these
fast
organizers
and
promoters
as
who's
in
charge.
And,
of
course,
you
know
from
our
standpoint,
Jonathan's
in
charge
he's
our
contact
person
who's,
he's
the
he's.
The
guy
we've
always
talked
to
he's
our
person
that
we
go
to
to
ask
questions
about,
but
clearly
that's
not
it's
not
such
a
clear-cut
issue.
At
the
moment
you.
C
N
N
I
think
that's
the
that's.
What
the
next
level
is
is
that
he's
really
been
working
on
the
music
and
the
things
that
happen
on
Court
Street,
but
there
is.
There
is
the
potential
for
an
event
there
and
that's
when
we
say
it's
not
really
a
marketable
tourism.
Of
that
there's
really
not
a
it
happens,
but
it's
not
a
true
event.
If
that
makes
sense,
and.
E
H
H
Can
I
just
add
one
more
thing:
I
mean
I,
think
that's
part
of
what
the
city
needs
to
think
of
in
terms
of
what
kind
of
an
event
it
creates
that
you
know
many
people
can
step
forward.
But
if
it's
kind
of
this
piecemeal
thing
who's
gonna
step
forward
and
do
something
I
think,
then
it
doesn't.
You
know
if
it
doesn't
create
the
maximum
benefit.
So
I
think
you
know
we
do
have
to
kind
of
conceptualize
what
we're
looking
for
and
then
invite
people
in
also.
E
F
My
committee
Environment
Committee,
is
next.
This
way.
I
have
a
one
thing
on
the
agenda
in
the
miscellaneous,
you
see
a
third
thing
with
recycling
composting.
Fourth
I'm
going
to
hold
off
on
that.
What
I
have
Sierra
Club
members
here,
I
believe
right
back
there
who
wanted
to
talk
about
cool
city
programs,
I
believe
and
they've
talked
to
the
mayor.
Once
already
they've
been
in
contact
with
the
mayor,
so
you
do
you
have
a
handouts
or
do
you
need
preparation
or
okay
and
just
introduce
yourselves
and
I
know
you
I,
don't
know
the
other
fella.
G
G
G
G
In
it's
real
there's
kind
of
stopped
debating
that
about
it,
then
Sierra
Club
started
the
cool
Cities
program
because
there
really
wasn't
any
leadership
at
the
federal
level.
In
many
states
there
was
no
leadership
at
the
state
level
to
address
global
warming
a
lot
of
times
as
chemists
strawman
argument
of
it's
either
gonna
be
the
economy
or
environmental
protection,
or
you
know
whatever
other.
You
know,
fake
issues
were
there
and
we
think
that
we
can
find
some
win/win
situations
that
aren't
going
to
be
a
total
overhaul.
C
C
G
Businesses
and
talk
to
the
city
government
about
about
the
problem
and
say
no:
we
can
we
can
do
something
about
this.
We
don't
have
all
the
solutions,
we're
not
bringing
you
know
some
prescriptive
measures
to
you
guys
and
saying
implement
this.
We
want
to
make
this
the
start
of
a
conversation,
and
hopefully
we
can
work
together
to
find
some
solutions
are
appropriate
to
Kathleen's
campus
community.
G
The
second
goal
of
the
coolest
cities
program
is
to
get
our
local
governments
to
sign
on
to
some
sort
of
formal
commitment
that
one
global
warming
is
real
and
a
real
problem.
To
that
we're
gonna
do
something
about
it.
We
think
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
climate
protection
agreement
is
probably
the
best
way
that
cities
can
do
this
in
Ohio,
we've
had
nine
cities
so
far,
they've
signed
on
to
this
agreement.
G
Cincinnati
is
probably
the
best-known
cities.
It's
actually
doing
something.
A
little
bit
helpful.
Other
cities
have
signed
on
and
really
never
got
past
the
press
release
and
high
fives,
it's
kind
of
a
feel-good
moment.
That's
not
what
we
want.
We
actually
want
something
to
follow
through.
We
have
met
with
mayor
a
boil
once
just
with
his.
You
know
in
his
office
to
talk
about
the
program
than
to
give
him
some
materials,
many
of
which
you
guys
are
forgetting
it's
night
and
then
about
two
weeks
ago
we
went
to
a
staff
meeting
not
once
good
morning.
G
G
C
G
This
was
a
an
organization
that
was
started
about
the
time
that
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
put
together
this
mayor's
climate
protection
agreement,
Greg
Nickels,
who
was,
and
now
the
mayor
of
Seattle
Washington,
initiated
this
program
at
the
meeting
for
2002
the
US
mayor's
conference.
But
just
City
said.
G
Nothing
happening
at
the
federal
level.
There's
nothing
happening
at
the
state
level.
We
have
all
the
resources
in
our
community
do
something
so
they
put
together
this
this
agreement
and
worked
with
some
folks
at
the
UN
to
put
together
the
ICLEI
iclei
has
two
main
programs
in
the
United
States.
One
of
those
is
the
cities
for
climate
protection
program,
but
to
join
them.
You
need
to
have
some
sort
of
agreement,
know
some
sort
of
ways
to
officially
say
we
think
this
is
a
problem
and
we
think
we
can
do
something
about
it.
G
It
does
cost
about
five
hundred
dollars
a
year
for
a
city,
the
size
of
Athens.
It's
a
the
fees
are
not
the
size
of
the
city,
so
Columbus
has
been
looking
to
sign,
Hans,
eight
thousand
dollars
a
year
with
them,
so
I
think
we
can
get
a
pretty
good
deal.
The
thing
that
makes
it
worth
it
is
that
the
ICLEI
has
already
gone
through
this
process
with
almost
300
other
cities
across
United
States
has
developed
software
that
help
cities
collect
data
and
determine
what
their
current
greenhouse
gas
emissions
are.
Make.
G
A
prediction
of
what
our
1990
levels
are,
then
it
helps
us
set
goals
for
the
future.
It
also
helps
us
evaluate
programs
that
you
can
put
in
place
to
know
if
it's
actually
working
on
that.
So
it's
more
than
just
saying,
hey
we've
placed
some
light
bulbs
or
you
know,
did
this
pull
down
with
that
program,
so
it
actually
has
a
way
to
quantify
that
an
offer
or
achievement
overall.
G
G
So
the
TV
says
situations
some
other
things
that
would
definitely
help
produce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
or
things
like
you
know
our
trail
system.
You
know
that
John
house
has
been
working
on
getting
people
to
say
you
know
go
for
hyperlocal.
Instead
of
driving
up
to
to
the
Harkin
Hills
mayor
Abel
talked
about
how
Arts
West
is
the
new
boiler.
The
old
one
is
less
than
half
as
efficient
as
the
current
one.
It's
a
lot
of
these
things
that
we're
doing.
G
G
Until
that
happens
before
we
start
energy
efficiency
as
a
goal
of
what
we
do
now
earlier
tonight,
we're
talking
about
the
lighting
up
rates
for
the
skatepark
I
think
that'd
be
a
great
opportunity
on
an
example
of
ways
that
we
can
incorporate.
You
know
energy
efficiency
in
part
of
our
decision-making
instead
of
just
looking
at.
What's
that
front
costs
for
installing
these
lights
and
what's
a
25
year
cost
for
as
long
as
lights
running
on
this
table?
Well,.
G
G
F
G
F
G
Had
a
chance
to
use
the
use
the
program,
but
I
know
it
comes
with
a
pretty
hefty
manual.
First
step
is
collecting
a
lot
of
data.
You
know
the
city's
infrastructure.
What
kind
of
activities
we
do
I
know?
There's
different
data
sets
the
more
applicable
sort
of
town
the
size
of
Athens
versus
a
larger
larger
city
and
the
the
program
science,
certainly
a
kind
of
a
carbon
footprint.
If
you
will
to
different
activities,
you
can
see
how
those
activities
have
changed
over
time.
Today
we
say
you
know
how.
G
G
F
G
H
G
G
We
know
that
you
guys
are
from
great
ideas
of
no
funding
all
the
time.
That's
exactly
what
we
want
want
to
avoid.
That's
one
of
the
reasons
why
you
think
energy
efficiency
is
really
going
to
the
center
of
this
program
is
because
it's
a
way
to
save
money
and
energy.
You
know
we
can
definitely
volunteer
when
it
comes
to
gathering.
D
G
F
J
Was
just
gonna
mention
a
couple
other
things
I
think
we
are
looking
at
bike
racks
for
the
buses
and
we
do
have
a
biodiesel
truck
in
our
city
fleet.
So
there
are
a
couple
things
that
we've
been
I.
Think
making
some
progress
on
you
have
this
presented
as
a
mayor's
resolution
in
a
lot
of
the
other
cities
have
other
other
municipalities
where
there's
been
a
council
resolution,
or
you
know,
there's
something
we
can
do
to
you
know,
show
our
support
and
their.
G
G
J
I
also
think
that
we
can
expect
some
encouragement
and
maybe
support
from
the
state,
because
I
know
that
governor
Strickland
is
committed
to
energy
efficiency
and
particularly,
you
know,
is
already
encouraging
state
universities
to
do
what
they
can
in
terms
of
conservation
and
efficiency
and
I.
Think
that
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
more
movement
in
that
direction.
So
it
may
not
be
the
same
thing
as
coming
up
with
something
where
there
won't
be
any
support
for
that
kind
of
programming,
because
I
think
there's
growing
support.
You
know
across
Ohio
yeah
the.
C
D
E
G
G
B
B
D
John
last
one
through
206,
Dutch,
Creek,
Road,
yeah
I,
just
want
to
inject
one
thought
here.
This
is
something
that
most
people
don't
think
about
in
terms
of
energy,
efficient
and
running
energy
efficiency
and
running
an
institution,
but
actually
one
of
the
easiest
ways
that
the
city
could
help
energy
efficiency
simply
by
recycling
aluminum
cans,
which
is
not
being
done
to
my
knowledge
anywhere
in
the
city.
Right
now
it
takes
a
few
percent
as
much
energy
to
make
recycled.
D
P
Just
wanted
to
go
over
a
few
things:
I'm
Lorraine,
McCosker
I'm,
chairperson
of
the
Apalachee,
know
how
a
group
of
the
Sierra
Club
and
we
started
this
program.
Ben
last
year,
wrote
a
grant
to
the
Athens
foundation
and
was
awarded
funding
for
solar
panels
on
the
Middle
School.
He
collaborated
with
the
Ohio
environmental
education
fund
and
for
funding,
as
well
as
local
company.
Third
Sun
solar
wind.
We
had
a
press
conference
Mayor
abel
spoke.
P
We
also
used
it
as
a
general
introduction
to
the
community,
the
whole
concept
of
energy
use,
renewables
and
the
cool
Cities
program.
Since
that
time,
we've
had
several
meetings
in
the
community.
We've
offered
three
presentations
with
this
hero.
Club
we've
also
met
with
a
local
group
called
the
Interfaith
Earthjustice,
the
spokeswoman
for
that
is
Carol
Cure.
Who
was
the
chairwoman
of
rural
Action
for
many
years
they
have
decided
to
implement
a
cool
church's
program
and
they
are
currently
doing
that
at
the
Lutheran
Church.
The
Methodist
Church
on
college
is
also
looking
at
that.
P
So
these
folks
come
together.
They
meet
regularly.
They
look
at
how
to
educate
their
the
people
who
come
to
their
churches.
How
to
reach
out
to
the
youth
and
that's
what
this
program
is
about?
It's
about
collaborating
with
the
community.
We
have
some
when,
when
the
folks
spoke
with
the
head
of
the
departments,
some
of
the
concerns
were:
what
are
you
going
to
give
to
us?
What?
How
can
you
help
us
do
this?
We
do
have
a
group
of
people
who
are
currently
being
trained
in
energy
audits.
P
I've
been
doing
that
with
Ohio
University
for
the
past
four
months,
we're
going
to
collaborate
with
Co.
Add
we
have
students
from
the
green
network,
so
we
have
students
from
University
who
were
interested.
We
had
some
professionals
and
environmental
professionals
as
well
as
community
members,
so
we're
reaching
into
three
spheres,
and
that
is
the
city
implementation,
the
business
and
also
the
community
groups.
You
have
folks
who
want
to
do,
go
into
the
schools
and
do
education.
So
it's
something
that's
very
timely.
P
Governor
Strickland
had
an
executive
order
last
month
and
he
created
an
energy
adviser.
Person
is
Mark
Shanahan,
who
has
been
working
in
alternative
energies
as
well
as
coal
for
many
years.
This
era,
Club,
is
meeting
with
him.
This
Friday
to
talk
about
energy
issues
in
Columbus
and
also
governor's
governor
Strickland,
implemented
an
order
where
we
start
looking
have
have
energy
audit
of
state
buildings,
and
this
has
to
be
done
by
the
end
of
next
year
and
then
there
was
there's
a
incremental
effects:
the
implementation,
where
it's
5%.
P
P
President
Bush
spoke
about
this
in
the
State
of
the
Union
last
month.
So
it's
very,
very
timely
and
I
think
you'll
see
that
this
would
benefit
our
city.
We
would
be
the
tenth
city
in
Ohio
to
him
to
do
this.
There's
about
350
city,
state
nationwide
and
it's
just
a
very
positive
thing
for
Athens
I
think
it
could
have
a
huge
effect
in
the
tourism
industry.
The
economic
community,
Jennifer
Simon's,
has
come
to
our
meetings
and
she's
very
interested.
So
thank
you.
P
C
Q
F
H
F
Q
F
This
is
a
discussion.
I
had
a
while
back,
we
had
a
while
back
concerning
the
commercial
Hall
is
trying
to.
We
have
five
commercial
halls
within
a
city
and
what
I'd
like
to
do
is
amend
the
section
of
the
code
there,
which
is
five,
oh
208,
and
essentially
trying
to
reduce
it
whenever
that
one
of
these
commercial
Hall,
this
license
lapse
or
they
merge.
There's
an
anticipation.
Eventually,
what's
going
to
happen,
is
some
of
these
companies
are
going
to
swallow
each
other
and
just
to
limit
the
amount
of
circulating
garbage
trucks?
F
I
think
is
the
point.
So
what
you're,
seeing
there
is
the
copy
coming
out
of
the
present
code
and
below,
is
the
copy
with
an
amendment
in
terms
of
in
bold,
the
other
section.
B
was
actually
a
discussion.
I
had
with
Nancy
Bane
some
time
a
while
back
I
think
was
actually
last
year
about,
and
this
was
done
in
2003
as
increasing
the
fees
for
the
Packer
trucks.
F
That's
actually
the
breakdown
on
that
is
on
the
second
page
of
what
we've
been
charging
I'm,
not
really
willing
to
do
that
right
now,
but
at
the
same
time,
I
just
wanted
to
wait
to
make
you
aware
the
fact
that
it
is
an
open-ended
contract
that
keeps
going
up
by
was
a
250
per
per
ton,
Packer
trucks,
a
cubic
yard,
a
packer
truck
and
therefore
that
it
will
get
steeper
for
the
commercial
hauls
over
time.
But
again
this
is
part
of
the
biz.
H
O
I,
remember
asking
that's
when
you
know
this
original
conversation
happen,
I'm
still
having
trouble
understanding
why
it
is
in
our
interest,
who
want
to
reduce
this,
but
I
would
think
the
more
competition,
the
better
the
parties
for
the
people
that
are
doing
it
and
there's
only
so
much
garbage.
So
if
there's
10
bucks
take
the
same
amount
out,
I
would
think
they're
doing
it.
O
F
F
C
J
D
C
E
Me,
yes,
that
kind
of
leads
him
to
what
my
question
is
concerning
you
know,
if
we
reduced
it
to
four,
are
we
going
to
have
a
problem
with
those
four
being
able
to
cover
all
of
the
the
trash,
not
that
it's
not
a
problem
so.
C
F
F
J
G
F
J
C
C
Q
E
Q
F
H
Q
Q
Some
when
you
cook
it
from
the
point
of
view
of
cool
city
or
anything
else
from
an
economic
point
of
view,
would
be
much
better
to
have
them
all
in
one
operation
and
don't
you
know
it's
it's
highly
variable.
If
you
look
at
what
they're
charging
it's
astonishing
the
differences
from
one
section
to
another
and
even
on
the
same
street
and
people
just
garbage
right,
they
don't
pay
attention.
They
just
pay
the
bill.
Q
F
F
H
F
Q
H
Q
I
Q
Q
Q
And
so
now,
and
just
to
make
it
I
mean
having
been
through
a
really
horrendous
experience
a
couple
of
years
ago.
There's
nothing
wrong
with
you
know,
just
if
somebody
goes
out
of
business,
then
let
some
if
they,
if
they
stop
picking
up
what
would
be
the
problem
with
saying.
Well,
you
just
can't
sell
the
license.
Q
You
can
sell
your
truck,
but
you
can't
sell
the
license
to
the
city
of
Athens
unless
the
council
at
that
time,
thinks
it's
critical
and
then
we'll
always
find
someone
to
do
it,
but
the
problem
is
the
amount
of
of
traversing
of
the
streets
and
so
on.
We
follow,
follow
Farmar
down
the
street
one
time
and
look
at
the
size
of
that
truck
it
rattles
the
China
in
the
cabinet
I
think
is
their
time
splint.
Q
E
E
Q
H
H
I
I
Q
Not
like
we're
at
eight
I
mean
I'm
also
on
the
committee.
It's
not
like.
We
are
taking
action.
What
we're
saying
is
that
if
you
choose
not
to
renew
unless
we
have
to
and
or
if
we're
you're
merging,
you
know,
if
one
company
would
buy
out
another
one
right,
then
they
Bennett
there's.
There
are
four
licenses
correct,
we're
not
saying
we're
gonna
go
out
and
take.
H
O
O
Well,
what
I'm,
imagining
as
if
I
am
a
hauler
and
I,
would
want
to
invest
in
a
new
wiener
truck
the
runs
on
grouse
grease
not
too,
unlike
the
city
struck,
but
then
I
cannot
leave
that
in
the
will
to
my
son.
I
could
not
build
a
big
business
with
it
and
sell
it
to
Paul,
because
now,
all
of
a
sudden,
it's
a
change,
no
wait!
A
second
you're.
F
O
R
M
Q
J
Q
Q
O
H
Q
R
Q
Q
H
H
H
Q
I
C
M
There's
only
one
agenda
item
but
I
have
two
miscellaneous
and
which
I'll
just
do
those
two
first,
because
they're
quick
short,
easy
got:
requests
from
the
University
for
the
25th
annual
street,
fair,
the
International
Street
Fair,
wanting
in
the
street
clothes
Court
Street,
of
course,
on
May
19th
from
9
a.m.
to
6
p.m.
M
H
H
O
J
Q
M
M
F
C
C
M
M
M
I
met
with
Phil
a
couple
weeks
ago:
yeah,
we
discussed
some
dates
and
such
and
I'm
just
checking
on
some
things,
with
businesses
and
such
and
to
make
sure
he's
wanting
different
parts
of
the
streets
as
well,
not
just
Court
Street,
with
some
of
the
side
streets,
so
I'm
trying
to
coordinate
that
figure
out
in
terms
of
availability
and
what
would
be
people
there.
Closing
those
streets
on
the
days
that
he's
wanting
and.
Q
Q
Q
Q
M
M
Right
next
issue
is
Stuart
Street
sidewalk,
as
we
discussed
last
time
in
committee.
It
was
up
there
or
at
least
we
were
discussing
how
we
wanted
to
go
about
assessment
or
what
we
wanted
to
do
in
terms
of
completing
earth.
Excuse
me
constructing
the
sidewalk
down
on
Stuart
Street
made
copies
for
you
today.
Debbie
did
some
research
over
the
past
couple
of
weeks,
looking
into
different
cities
and
what
they
do
in
terms
of
sidewalk,
new
sidewalk
construction
and
also
sidewalk
repairs.
M
M
What
you
will
know
or
note
upon
looking
at
this
is
that
a
lot
of
the
procedure
for
if
we
were
to
decide
to
do
assessments
upon
how
we
determine
that
is
the
the
processes
is
the
same
I
mean
we'd,
have
to
do
notices,
give
them
a
chance
to
the
property
owners,
give
them
a
chance
to
do
their
own
assessments
and
decide
whether
or
not
they
would
want
the
city
to
do
construction
or
fill
new
construction
on
their
own
etc.
But.
Q
Q
Know,
yeah
nice
Debbie
to
look
look
at
what
one
of
the
citizens
wrote
us
about
using
rubber
sidewalks
around
the
trees.
You
know
trying
that
is
on
an
experimental
basis
on
the
last
house
with
us.
Payment
would
take
them
right.
Q
Knew
it
was
too
early,
but
I
know
that
time
when
the
citizen
sent
it
to
us
there
to
me
at
least
I
thought
what
a
good
idea
and
I
didn't
even
imagine
what
it'd
be
applicable
in
this.
But
since
the
tree
Commission
wants
the
tree
preserve
and
this
option
is,
is
a
new
option
won't
be
forcing
I
mean
it
probably
isn't
gonna?
Be
that
crazy,
because
a
lot
so
narrow
right
so.
M
Q
M
M
The
beginning
of
summer,
getting
that
done
the
summer,
is
what
we're
really
shooting
for
Andy
has
talked
to
David
Stinson,
who
the
majority
of
the
construction
is
happening
with
it
in
front
of
his
property
56%
upon
looking
at
the
sheet,
he's
talked
to
him
and
he
did
express
you
know
he
wanted
to
see
if
he
would
be
able
to
do
and
look
into
his
own.
F
J
M
Because
they
kind
of
break
down
the
new
sidewalks
in
comparison
to
the
sidewalk
repairs
and
if
you
look
sighs
I,
don't
have
numbers
on
them
but
says
under
the
city,
Bowling
Green
on
the
second
page,
new
sidewalks
and
develops
the
city
section,
be
kind
of
what
we
talked
about
before
I'm
in
terms
of
priority.
And
if
it's
like
a
public
safety
issue
on
construction
of
a
sidewalk.
M
C
M
Q
The
last
committee,
I
am
city
services,
committee
and
I,
have
one
item
on
the
agenda
and
one
item
of
miscellaneous
I
might
start
with
the
miscellaneous,
and
that
is
that
time
about
three
or
four
months
ago,
I
talked
about
the
problem
of
salt
in
the
city,
garage
area
and
I
wanted
to
commend
the
city
administration
for
responding
to
my
concern.
Some
apparently
well
I
got
a
note
from
Ray
right
away
and
I
really
appreciate
that,
and
he
said
he
was
gonna
have
Andy,
do
a
new
protocol
with
respect
to
it
and
come
to
find
out.
Q
You
know
just
it
was
a
management
issue
and
the
management
issue
was
solved
and
so
that
contamination
should
be
reduced
in
our
well
field.
It's
not
the
first
time
we've
had
chloride,
but
it's
one
of
those
problems.
So
I
appreciate
that
I
appreciate
the
rapid
response
and
the
can
do
way
other
to
thinner,
sabi,
okay,
now's
parking
tickets,
city
of
Athens,
Ohio
tickets
issued
and
paid,
and
first
of
all,
though
I
have
a
little
newspaper
article
that
Paul
called
my
attend,
and
that
is
oh,
you
and
city
at
all.
Q
In
collection
of
tickets,
we
don't
have
it,
we
don't
wear
under
pricing,
our
our
our
tickets
and
I
want
you
all
to
remember
that
this
was
two
months
ago
we
passed
an
increase
in
the
number
of
officers,
and
this
is
supposed
to
offset
that
cost.
So
if
those
fines
are
paid,
we
have
the
tickets
issued
the
tickets
paid.
Q
You
can
see
that
obviously
the
expired
meter
is
a
Big
Kahuna
with
the
two-hour
limit
being
a
second
and
you,
if
you
increase
those
the
current
fine,
that's
going
down
the
list,
you
can
see
twenty
to
thirty,
twenty
to
thirty
everything,
I
guess
but
the
but
the
one
that
Amy
had
just
increased
and
then
we
get
down
to
the
expired
meter
number.
Twenty-One
take
a
look
twenty
four
thousand,
eight
hundred
and
thirty
one
for
each
person
in
town
and
then
the
number
paid
and
that's
up
and
we're
happy
for
that.
Q
Q
L
Q
Your
Dunnan
okay,
so
we're
talking
about
a
major
portion
coming
from
expired
meter,
and
then
you
can
see
the
next
largest
amount
coming
from
to
our
limits
and
getting
right
down
to
the
to
the
recalling
what
we
talked
about.
We
have
a
need
for
we
have
a
need
for
additional
police
officers,
and
one
way
to
get
them
is
to
make
our
fees
commensurate
with
the
other
big
entity
in
town,
and
so
what
we're
going
to
propose?
I
Q
C
K
K
H
Q
F
H
H
R
H
R
Q
H
F
O
Know
what
I
find
really
interesting
out
of
this
newspaper
article?
We
collect
one
hundred
and
seventy
three
thousand
from
parking
meters,
but
three
hundred
and
ninety
one
thousand
from
fines
over
twice
as
much
from
parking
fines
than
we
get
out
of
the
meters
themselves.
There
was
a
little
inaccuracy.
K
H
M
K
C
H
C
H
C
H
Q
Q
K
Q
K
Do
you
wanna
see
what
all
right
the
way
the
spreadsheet
is
nice
is
that
up
through
the
computer?
Is
it
just
shows
you
first
off
what
was
paid
and
what
the
accounts
receivable
is,
and
they
we
listed
the
current
fines
and
the
step
up
of
the
two,
because
you
can
otherwise.
You
can't
multiply
great
across
and
get
like
when
there's
220
parking
on
the
sidewalk
and
a
hundred
eighty
paid.
It
wouldn't
equate
out
to
that
number.
K
So
you're
saying
there's
a
mix
of
those,
but
the
projection
is
if
everything
that
was
paid
went
up
five
dollars,
that's
the
first
call
of
projection
of
$10.
That's
the
new
collected
amounts.
If
we
merge
these
by
taking
the
projected
paid,
if
$10
increase,
taking
away
from
that
the
expired
meter,
I'm
thinking,
you're,
saying
also
the
two
our
meter
and
doing
only
a
$5
increase
on
that
it
would
increase.
If
the
fines
remained
the
same
occurrences,
it
would
raise
about
190,000,
which
would
pay
for
your
two
police
officers.
Q
K
That
would
get
about
a
hundred
and
ninety
thousand
dollars.
The
same
thing
occurred
now.
The
only
thing
that's
different
is
that
is
what's
Bojinka
has
brought
up
as
saying
on
the
step
up.
Otherwise,
you
increase
for
delinquency.
How
many
days
till
delinquency
he's
recommending
more
than
today?
Yes,.