Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Tourism held the City Promotion Capital Construction Fund October meeting, followed by the Grant/Executive Advisory Board meetings on Friday, at the JSDC Conference Room.  Those present, Tourism Director Searle Swedlund, Board President Tena Lawrence, Board Members Pam Phillips, Frank Balak, Amanda Thrift, and Paulette Ritter.

With the City Promotion Capital Construction Fund, members were reminded of the Goals and Objectives of the Fund.

Funding requests were made by:

The Fort Seward regarding, Flag and Flag Storage.  Representative of Ft. Seward  Reconstruction  Sonja Thierer said, the funds are being requested for the general support of North Dakota’s largest flag and education.

The total cost of for the two flags is $8,100, for the 30 foot by 60 foot flags.

More storage space plans to be added for the flags when not in use, including storage bins, for the folded flags to be placed in.  Also planned is placing donation boxes to help support flag and associated costs, and a box to drop off tattered flags, for proper disposal, with the help of the Boy Scouts.  Fundraisers have also been discussed.

The total project request from Ft. Seward was for $6,800. The board granted $6,525.

 

Jamestown Fine Arts Association requested $2,500, for a projector for the Arts Center, Gallery. for Meetings and Events.  Arts Center Executive Director, Mindi Schmitz said the current projector no longer works. She said projector uses include, showing the Manhattan Short Film Festival, and films showing during meetings of the Stutsman County Human Rights Coalition, which meets regularly at the Arts Center.

The Board funded  the full $2,500.

 

The Frontier Village requested $25,000 for funding for the General Store Interior Upgrades.

Searle Swedlund said the General Store has been in place at the Village since 1994.  Repairs and upgrades have been made, but during this time of vacancy, there is an opportunity to address some deferred maintenance, and bring the building up to capacity.  Plans include more storage space, within the existing square footage. He said, the request for these funds will provide a portion of the cost for the overall improvements.  By approving the request it will provide the applicant, (The City of Jamestown, and Jamestown Tourism)  the opportunity to start to engage with vendors, sign contracts, and complete work within the scope of the project.

The board voted to fund the full amount of $25,000.