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Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Tourism, Grant/Executive Board met Friday at the CSi Technology Center, at Historic Franklin School.

Requests for grants came from:

Jamestown Downtown Association.   Lynn Lambrecht said the $1,000 is toward for advertising, to be expanded to get the word on on the change of day and date, for the 2015 Holiday Dazzle on Main Parade to Tuesday November 24, 2015. $700 is being supplies by parade sponsors. Regional advertising is again planned.

Jamestown Regional Airport, Manager Sam Seafeldt requested $1,000 for renovation of the airport’s ad kiosk.

The total cost is $2,200.

Other funds to come from airport funding to pay for construction materials. The electronic billboard ad sponsors will pay for maintenance. Updated Art work will be supplied by Roughrider Signs.

Jamestown Rural Fire Department, request was for $4,000 for the February 20, 2016 Fishing Tournament. Other funding from raffle tickets at $10,250 with the total at $73,231 dollars. Perry Kuss said billboards advertising the tournament are in Bismarck, Devils Lake and Fargo.

The full grant requests were approved by the board.

With the Tourism report, Executive Director Searle Swelund said, Talking Trails representative Shawn Brannan visited Jamestown last week, and is proposing 50 locations for signs and cell phone messages, indicating stories about those specific sites. Brannan is planning another visit to Jamestown.

The Talking Trails recommendation should be ready by November 5, 2015.

The board voted to have the full board vote on three candidates nominated for two positions on the full board, and to have a Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce staff person as an Ex-Officio member.

The three nominees are: Taylor Barnes, Pam Phillips and Tena Lawrence.

The Grant/Executive Advisory Board has an opening, as Jon Lillejord is going off the board.

A decision on the date for the 2016 fireworks display has been tabled, pending more input from the Jamestown Speedway, and Stutsman County Fair Board’s decision.

Ft. Seward 2015 extra staffing allocations of $258.79 were approved.

Ex-Officio member, Jamestown/Stutsman County Development Corporation CEO Connie Ova said she’s been in contact with CHS officials. She said even though the company has decided not to build the fertilizer plant at the Spiritwood Energy park, CHS is assisting JSDC in making contacts to possibly find another company to located where CHS was to build.

She added that another fertilizer plant is being sought for the site.

JSDC has talked with an investment banker in Mineapolis. CHS will keep the site, with a decision for its use to be determined.

Connie indicated the continued need for a water supply for the site.

She also said that the Forward Jamestown organization is putting together a workforce study.