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Niel Cannon and | attended a conference in the first week in June to promote the project and meet with CDE’s.
We are focusing heavily right now on meeting with CDE’s to try to obtain a commitment for an allocation.
Relative to the Capital Campaign Committee, where the Capital Campaign Committee meets regularly with Betsy
McNamara and donor solicitation phase has begun. The group meets every other two weeks in some fashion to
discuss various efforts. A New Hampshire CDFA Tax Credit was awarded to this project. Thank you to
Alderwoman Klee for attending the announcement and thank you to Alderwoman Kelly for attending the CDFA
briefing last week.
Local businesses are being outreached with the hopes that they will get involved with the project. Foundation
grant applications are currently being filed and the non-profit paperwork will be filed this week forming the 501(C)
3. Focus right now for the Capital Campaign Committee is on lead level gifts.
So that’s just a very high level overview on where we are with the project. | thank you for your time this evening.
President Wilshire
Thank you Mr. Cummings.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO ADJOURN
MOTION CARRIED
The meeting was declared adjourned at 7:33 p.m.
Attest: Patricia D. Piecuch, City Clerk
