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Delta Chamber of Commerce President Fred Sheen called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon at the Jarvis West Building. 31 members and guests attended. A quorum was present. Fred asked the Delta Trivia Question: Who was the Medal of Honor winner for whom Fort Greely is named? Answer: Adolphus W. Greely. Greely was a 36 year old U.S. Army Lieutenant in 1881 when he led a 25 man scientific expedition into the Canadian Arctic to establish a circumpolar station. Only Greely and 6 of his men survived. He received a Medal of Honor from Congress in 1935 at the age of 91. He died seven months later. The Chamber welcomed new members: Delta
Clearwater Moose Family Center 911, (Delta Junction) Larry Veihl, Administrator May Membership Minutes were presented to the membership for approval. MMSP Cleeta Barger/Chuck Creamer to approve same. Steven Hooper, Secretary/Treasurer, read the Treasurer’s Report, stating as follows: The Chamber General Account Balance is $ 5,423.14, Community Service Fund is $86,068.80 and Visitors Information Center Account is $341.56, for a total balance on all accounts of $91,833.50. MMSP Claire Wingfield/Cleeta Barger to approve the report as read. Fred Sheen, Board President, stated the subject regarding the chamber’s request to attain ownership of the visitor center was on the city council’s agenda Tuesday evening and the council informed him there will have to be a survey completed before any decisions can be made. He further stated that he had attended a tour of the Pogo Mine and had met with Governor Murkowski and other state officials. He also stated that he would be attending the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce (ASCC) board meeting in Anchorage June 22nd and 23rd and would bring before the board our resolutions concerning signage along the highway and the Boundary Commission study passed at the May membership meeting and would ask for ASCC’s support. Brenda Peterson, Executive Director, welcomed Activities Coordinator Martha Kimball back from a family emergency leave out of state. She reported the Friendly Frontier Days event was a tremendous success and she has received lots of emails and telephone calls with positive comments about the event. She further stated many people volunteered many hours to make it all come together. She informed the group that it is now time to write letters of support for nominating the Richardson Highway as a scenic byway under the Scenic Byways Program and requested the letters be sent to the chamber office by June 25th. Martha Kimball, Activities Coordinator, informed the membership that the Northern Rockies Alaska Highway Tourism Association Legacy Tour would be arriving in Delta Junction on July 9th. She stated the Chamber would be hosting a barbeque cookout reception for the tour group and that everyone is invited to attend. She also stated the grant funds have already been spent and that anyone wishing to contribute to this event should contact her and that she would also be in contact with members for support. Cleeta Barger, board member and chamber representative on the Teck-Pogo and GMD Roundtable Committees stated the Teck Pogo Roundtable meeting last week had been canceled. She further stated that the GMD Roundtable committee is seeing fewer GMD representatives at the meetings but community members are still attending regularly. Guest speaker, Edgar Blatchford, Commissioner, State of Alaska, Department of Community and Economic Development stated that he has been sent out by Governor Murkowski to “beat the bushes” in support of the POMV. The POMV or Percent of Market Value is a plan based on how the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) is managed. He stated the POMV would pay out a maximum of 5 percent of the fund’s value each year. One half of the 5% would go to PFD checks to Alaskan residents and the other one half would go toward education which would then allow the state funds that are presently going to schools to be applied to help balance the budget. He further stated there is a fiscal gap between revenues coming into the state and revenues going out and that it would be best to “bite the bullet” and pass the question on to the people now to see how they want to solve the problem. He urged voters to support the POMV. A question and answer session followed. Steve Van Sant, Alaska State Assessor, stated that he has been gathering information concerning area properties in order to build models for the Local Boundary Commission as guidelines in determining property values. He further stated that he will be working with Cleeta Barger during the process. A question and answer session also followed. Kathy Sonnichsen, Salcha-Delta Soil & Water Conservation District was drawn to be the Big Bucks winner of $25.00. A representative was not present so next month’s jackpot will be worth $30.00. Shaw Creek Cookie Factory was drawn to be the July Member Spotlight. Ken Farrow, Alpha Omega Life Care, Inc., was the winner of a free Delta Junction Tee Shirt Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 P.M. Brenda Peterson *Subject to approval by the general membership at the next regular meeting on July 15, 2004.
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