Marsh Lake Community Society
Special General Meeting
August 27, 2003
1. Call to order
The meeting was called to order at 7:03pm. 10 people attended the meeting.
2. Christmas Party - Dec. 6th
- D.J. not booked yet. Tiffanie will get in touch with Bill Charron, Omni Productions.
- LeaAnn has been booked; no price quoted yet. Tiff will check price.
- Tents and Events. Jan will contact and get price for the rental of tables, chairs, dishes, cutlery, tablecloths and curtains to hang on the walls.
- Tickets and posters. Sophie will print these.
- Liquor and license to be looked after by Blair.
- Donna will look after the silent auction
Donna is doing a cost spreadsheet, and would like price estimates as soon as possible. Budget for the party is $3000.
3. Yard Sale
- Sept. 20th at the ice rink (unless the paving is happening, in which case it will be moved, probably up to firehall area)
- Donna will do the posters
4. Puckboard
- The puckboard is off. A big thank you to Ray, Craig and Blair! It will be put back up after paving; volunteers will be needed. Drew and group of youth will help.
5. Paving
- will apply for funding from CDF to help with cost
- Skookum will do the job for $7500 if we don’t get funding from CDF
- Donna and Perry will complete the CDF application
- thank you sign / advertising for Skookum will be displayed on rink
6. Building Committee
- Blair reported on site survey. He met with the consultants and walked the site to determine feasibility of topography.
- Fee estimate: topographical survey $4200; overall site assessment $5700; geotechnical evaluation $1000 - plus GST. Will likely not need to drill holes.
- Should set up a contract; Lucy will be asked to do that.
Motion: that we add $7000 to the building fund budget to complete the building site assessment. Moved by Perry Savoie, seconded by Ray Magnuson. Carried.
- Blair will continue to coordinate with the contractors and Lucy.
- Donna will do up a poster to update the public re the building project
Next meeting - Sept. 24, 2003 at 7pm.
- posters for meeting will advertise that a site assessment has been contracted for the building of a community centre in Marsh Lake
Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm.
Next board meeting - Mon. Sept.15th 7pm