Steinhatchee River Chamber of Commerce's

Fish Fry to benefit the Chamber

First let me remind you about tomorrow’s (Sat Sept 4) Fish Fry to benefit the Chamber. Serving will begin at 4pm at BR’s Shop. Menu is Fish, Hushpuppies, slaw, Beans and dessert for $5. We are also holding a 50/50 raffle for $1 or 6/$5. Perfect for a busy weekend. A bit thank you to all who are helping to pull this off.

Secondly, let me remind you about the Tourism Summit being held on Sep 14. Go on Pure WAter Wilderness website to register. Summit is FREE and includes a nice lunch. The theme this year is the area as a “Treasure”. We have been asked to prepare a gift basket as a door prize and are in need of items for the basket. If you have mugs, koozies, shirts etc or can donate a free night or dinner etc we would love to include it in the treasure chest we are preparing. Either bring the items to me at my office or call Audrey at 850-371-0966. We need them by Wed please.

Also remember that we are the last leg of the Hidden Coastline Paddling Festival on Sept 24-25. Encourage paddlers you know to attend. They can go online to hiddencoastlines.com for more info and to register.

Lastly, don’t forget that we are reconvening our monthly meetings this month – meeting date is 9/22. I am hoping to have a guest speaker who will talk about the economic impact Amend 4 will have on not only our area but all of FL. Please mark your calendar.

Weekly Gulf Oil Spill Update From Visit Florida

Here is the weekly Gulf Oil Spill update from Visit Florida

We are moving fast to respond to the oil spill crisis, and as we do, we know it’s important to share what is going on. The information below is a recap of this week’s key steps so you stay in-the-know regarding developments and important information associated with the Gulf Oil Spill.  We will continue to post daily information to SunshineMatters.org and encourage you to sign up to receive e-mail alerts when new posts are added.

• Sunshine Matters will now include two daily reports – a media coverage overview and a marketing response update. Check out SunshineMatters.org.

• Did you know we now have two new television spots airing in nearly 100 domestic markets?  “Need To Know” focuses on Northwest Florida, where “More Than Enough” focuses on beach and water images throughout Florida. The call to action for both is Florida Live, and the air ratio is 75% “Need To Know” and 25% “More Than Enough.”

• We are planning to research and measure the effects of the additional advertising in the marketplace, and we received 15 proposals from the Gulf Oil Spill Advertising Research Request for Proposals (RFP) that closed this week. We’ve now begun the selection and contracting process.

• We held a bi-weekly conference call Thursday afternoon with our DMO Partners. Chris Thompson, President and CEO, shared an update on the BP advertising dollars and how VISIT FLORIDA is working with other state agencies on their oil-related messaging. Will Seccombe, Chief Marketing Officer, brought the group up to speed on the latest TV spots and our current ad run. Participating DMO’s from around the state had the opportunity to ask questions and share what is happening in their particular counties.

• We worked with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to send an e-mail promoting this weekend’s no saltwater license required and the early opening of scallop season. It was distributed last night and this morning to more than 284,000 e-mail addresses. This corresponds with a press release issued yesterday about the same topic. View the release.

• If you weren’t able to join our webinar last week, we had 528 participants and shared what we are doing in response to the oil spill. Check out the recorded version. We know you have a lot of questions, so there is also a Q&A with compiled information from the call. As we have more information to share, we will schedule future webinars, so stay tuned.

• We have updated our Industry FAQ, which explains how you can participate in Florida Live, load your webcams, get involved with Share a Little Sunshine, and much more. Also, a Consumer FAQ was added yesterday to the Travel Update Page of VISITFLORIDA.com. We hope you find these resources helpful.

• In an effort to provide you with additional resources you may find valuable, we wanted to pass along information for an upcoming free webinar hosted by Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI). You may join CRI, Monday June 21 at 10 a.m. EDT/9 a.m. CDT to hear from environmental and financial experts and attorneys for the latest updates about the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill disaster. Topics include: what has happened so far with the spill, how it is likely to affect tourism, fishing and related industries, your potential claims and types of damages you may be able to recover and how to document damages and claims. To reserve your seat, click here.

Chamber & FWC Paddling Trail Workshop

On Tuesday February 16 from 10:00am to 3:30pm the Chamber is hosting a workshop in conjunction with FWC for the benefit of our members to explore how your business can benefit from visitors of the paddling trail which runs along our coast.

This workshop is being offered to businesses in Keaton Beach, Steinhatchee, Suwannee, Ecofina and Horseshoe Beach.

In such a time of economic instability we need to tap into all resources available to us.

It is exciting to me that FWC has taken an interest in Steinhatchee and our surrounding coastline and is eager to help.

Mark your calendar and then call me to reserve your seat and so we can plan for lunch.

Paddling Trail Workshop Flyer

July 1st: July 4th Organizational Meeting

Organizational meeting for the 4th is Wed 8:30am at Comm Ctr.

We area still in need of help as well as the funds mentioned earlier. If we all put forth some effort this will turn out great!

From Chamber President Pam Wessels of Anchor Trust Properties, inc.

Golf Cart Ordinance for Steinhatchee

Good morning.

Attached you will find the proposed Golf Cart ordinance for Steinhatchee. All of the streets where carts will be permitted are listed individually. I have mentioned to the county admin a few that need to be added as well as 10th St from the bridge to 1st Ave S needing to be removed for satefy sake.

The ordinance can be approved with changes noted at the public hearing incorporated into it. If you have interest in running golf cart please be sure to attend and voice your opinion.

This will be your last opportunity. If you cannot attend and want your voice heard you can email the county admin office at jack.brown@taylorcountygov.com.

Open House And Related Chamber Business

PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE TO THIS WEEK’S OPEN HOUSE.

INSTEAD OF BEING HOSTED BY THE ESTUARY & FL FRONT PORCH, THE LOCATION OF THE OPEN HOUSE WILL  BE AT NATURE’S COAST RV PARK AT 6PM.  THEY HAVE GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO HOST THE EVENT AT THIS LATE DATE.  WE WILL BE POOL SIDE, DRESS IS VERY CASUAL & COOL.

THE AGENDA FOR WED’S MEETING IS BELOW.

RENEE FIELD WILL BE DOING A DEMO ON THE DEFIB THAT THE AM LEGION WOMEN HAVE PURCHASED AND WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED $400 TO ($200 FOR EACH SIDE OF RIVER).

LET ME REMIND YOU ALSO ABOUT

•  THE “TEA” (taxed enough already) PARTY TO BE HELD TOMORROW, TUES AT 6PM AT THE COMM CTR,
•  THE SCALLOP MEETING ON TUES THE 30TH AT COMM CTR AT 7PM  AND
• THE GOLF CART MEETING SAME DATE IN PERRY AT 6PM (see below)

SEE YOU ALL ON WED!

From Chamber President Pam Wessels of Anchor Trust Properties, inc.

AGENDA
General Meeting
June 24, 2009

• BREAKFAST
• PLEDGE
• MINUTES – Patty Zurbrick
• TREASURER’S REPORT – Yvonne Tocco
• PWW REPORT – Steve Kroll
• JUNE OPEN HOUSE Changed to Nature’s Coast RV Resort, Thurs June 25, 6pm
• No Open Houses scheduled for July/Aug
• GOLF CART ORDINANCE – Public Hearing Taylor County June 30, 6pm
• SCALLOP PRESENTATION – June 30, 7pm Comm Ctr
• JULY 4
• ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY
• DEFIB DEMO – Renee Field

Golf Cart Spec Meeting

Alright everybody.  Here’s your chance!.. Tues, JUNE 30 at 6pm – Perry annex

 AGENDA

TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

PERRY, FLORIDA

TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009

6:00 P.M.

201 E. GREEN STREET

TAYLOR COUNTY COURTHOUSE ANNEX

OLD POST OFFICE COMPLEX

SPECIAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES 286.0105, THAT ANY PERSONS DECIDING TO APPEAL ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE MEETING AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.

1. Prayer

2. Pledge of Allegiance

 3. THE BOARD TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, SET FOR THIS DATE AT 6:05 P.M., OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE, REGARDING THE PASSAGE OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO ALLOW GOLF CARTS ON CERTAIN ROADS IN THE STEINHATCHEE AREA OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA.

 Motion to adjourn

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

 THE AGENDA AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION, IF APPLICABLE, IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:

www.taylorcountygov.com

IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE.  PLEASE CONTACT LAWANDA PEMBERTON, 201 E. GREEN STREET, PERRY, FLORIDA, 850-838-3500, EXT. 7, WITHIN TWO (2) WORKING DAYS OF THIS PROCEEDING.

From Chamber President Pam Wessels of Anchor Trust Properties, inc.

Get Ready For The Fourth Of July!!

Steinhatchee has had a wonderful fireworks display here over the years and this year the Chamber is hosting the event.

We are asking for donations from local businesses and cans are in businsses to take donations from individuals.

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•  The Festivities Will Begin At 5pm
• 3rd Ave S and 11th St which surround the Community Center will be
  closed to traffic starting at 2 pm.
• Riverside Drive will be closed at 5pm between the Bridge and 11th St. 
• The Bridge itself will close at about 8:15 to set up for shooting the fireworks and
  stay closed until after 9:30pm

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It is important that folks know this so they are on the side of the river they want to be on by then because it will be after 9:30 before they can use the bridge again (depends on length of display). 

The festivities will begin at 5pm with live music, food vendors and various activities for young and old alike:  kids games, water balloon catapult, watermelon seed spitting, Twinkie eating contest and the highlight will be a chance to win a canoe by entering a “Hole in One” contest for $5. 

From Chamber President Pam Wessels of Anchor Trust Properties, inc.

2009 Steinhatchee River Chamber Board Members

The 2009 Steinhatchee River Chamber Board Members

Left To Right Yvonne Tocco, Steve Kroll, Patty Zurbrick, Pam Wessels, Larry Barrett, Diana Marcum, Tina Barnett, Kathy Lee and Audrey Switalski