• Steve & Jerry, owners
• 30 years experience in public accounting
• Specializing in small business/individual tax preparation

August 28-29: Goodtimes in Goodrich & Restaurant Rendezvous

• Establishing a workday to clean up the park area
• call 636-3409 to help
• Looking for demonstrators

Four Seasons: Starting Goodrich Biggest Loser

• call 810-636-8000 to register
• www.fourseasonskarate.com

Porter’s Orchard: Offering fund raising opportunities!

Goodrich Library (downstairs) has been renovated and the upstairs will be painted soon!

• Friend’s group would like to fix the flooring in the restroom

Next Month: Paige will be talking about Social Networking

• Gave practical advice related to establishing a business in difficult economic times
• While mayor of Burton, worked to protect businesses against bad check writers
• Incorporate your business 6mos-1year into business 50% of new businesses do not survive the first year
• “Put it in writing” – e.g., leases
• Arbitration clause in all of your contracts. Place a statement in the clause that attorney fees will be paid.

Crystal VanKuren of Get a Haircut Men’s Shop

• Specializing in men’s and kid’s haircuts
• Opened 3 months ago
• Appointments & Walk-ins
• 9-7 M-F; 9-3 Sat

Business Items

• Revised ByLaws: identify issues by the next meeting, June 8
• Budget for 2010-2011: Jack Steele motions, Ed York, 2nd. unanimous

Various Items

• Pick up trash day went well: approx 40 bags of junk collected
• Saturday 10am-2pm: hazardous waste collecting at Goodrich High School
• May 17, MTA will be at the board meeting to present “Your Ride”
• May 19: Genesee District Library meeting
• Friends of the Library: pledge for paint
• Ed York: “truth in taxation” hearing Taxes are not going up. Values are going down Main focus is roads. Working with the state regarding the Dutch Road bridge construction; Hegel Road maintenance; Living within the budget and the budget from this past year still remains “in the black”; the Village has an ordinance against bad check writers (a $500 fine).

• began in 1992 with funding through the Workforce Investment Act
• typically $5,000 to $10,000 is available in a pool to help people get back to work (18yrs and up)
• help with gas, car repairs, eye glasses, insurance
• breaking down the barriers that prevent a person from working
• helping businesses by alleviating employee costs (e.g., drug screening…)
• applicants can get a referral from Michigan Works in the same building

Liberty Glass and Glazing, Burton

• flat glass for storefronts, doors (banks, grocery stores)
• shower doors
• 3-50 project: if you pick three businesses and spend $50 at those businesses each month, you keep monies in the community!

Advanced Physical Therapy

• free-standing clinic located in Goodrich
• providing therapy services for all
• need a referral from your physician

Update on Good Times in Goodrich

M-15 Heritage Route Garage Sale

• AP is putting out a news release
• Clarkston is promoting very well
• Car cruise at the Bull Ring
• M-15 signs are being modified
• Times are now 9am-4pm
• Lions Club: Eye and vision screening
• Lakeview Community Church renting spots for $10

–August 28: Tentative date for Goodtimes in Goodrich

–Next meeting: February 23, 7:00 pm

M-15 Garage Sale: Spring Fling (May 1)

Porters from Porters Orchard

–Gave a brief history of the Orchard

–Explained the changes through the years

–In 2009, built a pavilion for church picnics, family reunions (all you can eat ice cream, apple cider, donuts) bounce houses

–In 2009, the orchard donated $1 to a local charity for each admission to the corn maze

Sherrif’s Department is adding deputies (February 20)

1. Introductions of members/visitors present
2. Main Speaker: John Fazer, Supervisor of Goodrich Schools: Presented the 3-year financial projections and had a question/answer time.
3. Treasurer Report
4. Downtown Christmas, Thursday, December 3: 5pm-9pm
5. Next Month’s meeting is a mixer, Tuesday, December 8 at 6:30pm $5
6. M-15 Economic Development thru Recreation EXPO: Thursday, Nov 12, 7pm at Davison Area Senior Citizen Center
7. Leadership meeting, Tuesday, November 24 at 8:30am

1. Paul Scott: Michigan State Representative spoke about issues related to the recent budgeting process and education cuts.
2. Introduction of M-15 Economic Development Group meeting Thursday, November 12, 2009 (7pm) Davison Area Senior Citizen Center.
3. Featured Speaker: Patty Plant spoke on the importance and diverse ways she advertises and encouraged businesses to do likewise.
4. Financials presented by Frank Huizenga: Discussion of Profit/Loss report and setting up a savings account for the scholarships.
5. Andre Mecheau with Human Investment & Development Corporation presented the mission of his business. HIDC is helping people get back to work (providing clothes, child-care). His business also helps businesses with costs related to background/drug checks. He can be contacted at 810-235-6011