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806 Date: 02/02/2006 |
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OBA Meeting January, 2006 |
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OBA Meeting January, 2006
The Olive Business Association heard
from Shelley Welsch and Francine Brungardt, members of
the City Council of University City, and Thomas Moton,
Assistant City Manager of U. City, during its January
meeting. They all discussed plans for 2006, the City's
Centennial Year. They invited all merchants to join in
the fun and festivities. Promoting business is as
important as promoting civic progress.
Francine Brungardt serves on the Arts
and Letters Commission as well as on the City Council.
She reviewed the new 2006 City Calendar. That group
chose the photos, and they are beautifully done. They
are available from City Hall. The calendar includes a
list of "100 Things To Do During the Centennial."
Shelley Welsch talked about the New
Year's Day opening of the new Recreation Center on
Olive. It was a great success. Refreshments, purchased
to feed 1000, were gone in the first hour. She said
historic City Hall, completely repaired and restored,
will be opened again soon. After 100 years, the building
very much needed renewal. Citizens voted for funds for
the restoration.
Financial sponsors are being
sought for many of this year's events. As a sponsor,
business and/or individual names will be publicized. A
film, "Our First Hundred Years," produced by CALOP, will
be shown in early March at COCA in the U. City Loop
area.
Shelley Welsch would like OBA to join
with other organizations to set up a forum for
candidates in the upcoming School Board and City Council
elections. She said U. City will purchase a lot to go
with the Sutter-Meyer House, an original U. City
property run by the Historical Society of U. City. Elsie
Glickert, a member of OBA, is one of the Meyer family,
one-time owners of the historic house.
Thomas Moton told about the handsome
black iron street lights being installed along Olive. He
said they are being placed near new and improved
businesses, and are paid for by the business owners
themselves.
The Olive Business Directory will be
mailed to businesses along Olive. The directory will be
updated frequently during the year. More than 300
businesses are included, with addresses and phone
numbers.
Upcoming activities this year are
being planned. U. City is cooperating with the OBA in
its projects. OBA membership is increasing. Come to the
next meeting on February 14 at the Heman Park Community
Center and tell what your business is doing to help in
the growth of the new Olive Business District.
Happy Year of the Dog! |
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