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Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce (view source)
Revision as of 15:41, 21 January 2021
, 15:41, 21 January 2021→Historical documents
* The Chamber offices were redecorated.
* The Chamber offices were redecorated.
* Unfortunately, the Chamber was not in a position to grant the request from a local author to underwrite the publication costs of his book entitled "A Touch of Italy in Wooster."
* Unfortunately, the Chamber was not in a position to grant the request from a local author to underwrite the publication costs of his book entitled "A Touch of Italy in Wooster."
====1969====
* Bell & Howell was welcomed to the community, and as a new Chamber member.
* The old airport property was sold.
* Downtown parking concerns were addressed in several ways. A proposal to build a parking deck in the urban renewal area was studied. The Chamber recommended that city council explore the establishment of a parking commission to assist with parking concerns, and funds were loaned to Wooster Parking, Inc. for the purchase of employee parking lots on S. Buckeye Street.
* The police dog program financed by the Chamber was discontinued due to the death of Sgt. Knisely in the July flood.
====1970====
* Members were appointed to five standing committees: Executive, Finance & Budget, Ambassador & Public Relations, Keep Pace with Tomorrow, and Industrial. Other committees were appointed as needed.
* The old airport was closed and the land sold to a group of investors. Mr. Perrone estimated it would take 10 years to fully develop the area as an industrial park.
* Costs relating to the dedication ceremony at the new airport were underwritten by the Wayne County Community Improvement Corporation.
* The city reviewed and revamped sections of the zoning ordinance at the request of a Chamber committee.
* Merchants discussed the advisability of a change in retail store hours.
====1971====
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==Timeline==
==Timeline==