The meeting ended today with a closed session. Starting out were guests John Sissler and John Coffey, who works with the SVEC and John Coffey talked to the EDA on how they can help in the community. SVEC has and EDA arm to which they can help getting business started in a community by offering incentives to a newly formed business. They also can help with a plan, which would be custom tailored, to what a new business may need as far as electricity usage. John also spoke that a $46 million capital improvement plan will be spent over the next few years, most of it being spent in Page County. Also explained that there will be 7 years for vegatative maintaince for a complete ground to sky clearance of vegetation around the power lines.
Baughn had recieved notice on the bills that the EDA had sent to the BoS to be asked to be paid. The letter provided what will be paid:
- $1,425 to Bach Rowe
- $800 Stowe Engineering
- $8,500 for Mrs. Hudson’s legal fees
- $8,777 reimbursement of the EDA revolving loan fund
- $7,000 appraisal fee (It will be lower if Rebecca pays for her part as she agrees to)
Any future fees accured by the EDA will discussed at the the Dec. BoS work session.
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