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Melrose Business and Community Association, Inc.
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MBCA |
Phone: (352) 235-6439
E-mail: mbca@melrosefl.com
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To promote and support the Melrose Business Community and improve
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President's Corner . . .
Wow, 40 people at a lunch time meeting - we're off to a roaring start! Let's keep up
the momentum. We're looking at several areas to concentrate our efforts for this year.
Now, we only have a small share of the Melrose residents active with the MBCA.We want
to substantially increase Community involvement. Many new members will bring many
new ideas, etc. Additionally, we're looking to replace the time-worn fence at Melrose
Bay Park with a more substantial and attractive one. And, it's been suggested, we seek
to establish a 21st century “Melrose Inn” for guests to be able to stay in our area
rather than go elsewhere for lodging. Let's all roll up our sleeves and get busy,
“for the benefit of Melrose.”
At
The Meeting . . .
Note: Here, we'll cover the highlights of the meeting. For a complete copy of the Minutes,
download them by clicking here. Copies will be at the meeting,
What an action packed event. We had 40 members and guests present to enjoy a lunch from
Melrose's newest eating establishment, Subway, with dessert from Lake Area Bakery Delights.
Numerous guests were present:
Leo Lowe, Alachua County Deputy Sheriff, reported an increase in car thefts and burglaries
in the Melrose area . He said use your common sense with regards to security. He will do
security checks on homes and businesses in the Melrose area for free. However, check with
your home county to see if they will provide this service for you before contacting him.
The Melrose Elementary School is passing the torch for the Merry Melrose Festival. Ed
Sherwood said he had great response for the festival with 36 registered vendors. Of
these, 65 to 75 percent of the vendors felt that it was worth attending. Ed is
starting to plan for the 2010 festival. All this was accomplished in a few short weeks.
What could be achieved with more time to plan?
Ed also reminded us the Melrose Community Farmers Market has started back after the
Holidays, every Friday, from 3pm till dark. Come get fresh vegetables, bread, shrimp,
smoked mullet, needlework and a wide variety of other items plus the opportunity to visit
with friends and neighbors. A real happening!
Jill McGuire, President of Santa Fe Lake Dwellers, announced an important meeting regarding
the Northeast Fla. Water Supply Plan at 6:30 pm, January 28th at the Alachua County
Health Dept., 224 SE 24th Street, Gainesville. It is being sponsored by St. John's and
Suwannee River Water Management Districts. A similar meeting will be held in February –
time and location to be announced.
Additional tidbits:
Our guest Speaker, Rick Drummond, Assistant County Manager for Alachua County, said
Alachua County has fared better than some others in the economic downturn due to its
philosophy of growth for findng a balance between the environment, economic development
and social justice.
He advised that the new County Fairgrounds will be on a 150-acre tract of land north of
the airport. The fairgrounds will occupy 100 acres with the remaining 50 acres being used
for an industrial park.
He also had several suggestions for the MBCA planning committee: Develop a common theme
for Melrose. Then, get all four Melrose area counties together to see how they can work
to bring about the Community's vision for Melrose.
Susan Lucas
Recording Secretary
Editorial . . .
We're requesting feedback from all interested citizens. What have we been doing right or
perhaps wrong?
Recent Happenings . . .
We're getting comments and suggestions on the Melrose Grapevine/Blog – thanks, folks. If you
haven't been there, that's where we release announcements, etc. For the Melrose Grapevine,
click here.
Future Happenings . . .
The second MBCA Meeting of 2010 will be on Thursday, February 11th starting at 6:30 pm at
the Melrose Elementary School Cafeteria. Our guest speaker will be Yvonne Parrish, Chair
of the 2010 Census Complete Count Committee of Putnam County.
Today's Humor . . .
““We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then,
Businesses of the Month
Welcome New Members!
Melrose Business and Community Association Board of Directors
for 2010
Revised on January 30, 2010
Copyright © 1997-2010
Melrose Business and Community Association, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Tom
Tom Prahl, who has a local handyman service; Melanie Grogan,
sponsoring a gourmet dinner and concert by David Mallett on Jan.20th; Richard Yaun has a
computer repair business; Kerry Rowell of Mercantile Bank, Palatka; plus Diane Clark and
Bill Moran who run a summer camp in upstate New York and others. Lets's not forget,
Melrose's own songwriter and performer, David Beede. David brought his guitar and
introduced his new song, Melrose. He has truly captured the essence of Melrose – history,
natural beauty, local people - all in one song. A big thank you to David!
Tell us what you would like to see the MBCA consider for this year. We seriously want to
know what you all are thinking about the continuing development of Melrose. It ain't going
to stand still. We're either going to progress or regress. And, it's no fun to go
backwards.
Reminder - We have a place for ideas for the Senior Center on our web-site:
right here. Let us hear from you.
She will discuss the Census and the importance of our participating in the Census to help
our areas benefit from increased revenues based on the population growth. They are
still needing workers to assist with the Census process. Recruiters and information will
be available.
The Melrose Community Farmers
Market will be held this Friday and each subsequent Friday
at Melrose Heritage Park, starting at 3:00 pm, weather permitting. BE THERE!
Always check the Melrose Grapevine
and the
Community Calendar, either here in the newsletter and/or on-line by
clicking on the underlined section for the latest news and developments around town.
is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle
Contact Us
Committee Chair Persons for 2010
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