Bellagiche CDC adopts 2025 meeting calendar (April 16 removed); public question on Stoney corridor funding answered

The Bellagiche CDC voted to adopt its proposed meeting calendar for 2025, removing the April 16 date because it conflicts with Heritage Week. The motion to approve the dates with that exception was moved by speaker 6 and seconded by speaker 5; the Chair called the question and members voted in favor.

Board members discussed scheduling some meetings in the evening to attract larger and younger audiences and suggested working with communications staff or outside marketing (Miss Woolwine and communications staff were referenced) to create programming and outreach that gives community residents a reason to attend. The board also discussed using evening community meetings as milestone events — for example, pairing updates on projects with refreshments or mixers to boost attendance.

During the public-comment portion, a citizen asked for clarification about a town-council conversation on the Stony corridor budget and whether a county PSD/taxing‑district number covered Windmill Harbor to Spanish Wells. Speaker 4 said the county identified approximately $3.5 million for Stony-area improvements (from Jenkins Island to Spanish Wells) and noted the county and town need to finalize a resolution to the state Department of Transportation/state infrastructure bank with a March 31 deadline; the precise allocation and state decisions were described as still undetermined.

Next steps: the schedule was adopted with April 16 removed, staff will propose alternate dates or forgo that meeting, and the CDC will monitor county/town actions on Stony-area funding and follow up as decisions are clarified.