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DDA members debate handing Country Fest to business association; subcommittee named
Summary
Discussion at the Feb. 11 meeting centered on whether the New Baltimore Business Association should assume Country Fest risks while the DDA retains half the net profits; the board appointed a subcommittee to plan the event and resolve outstanding questions.
Board members debated proposals for Country Fest and appointed a subcommittee to move planning forward.
Miller proposed that the New Baltimore Business Association (NBBA) assume all operational risks and take over the event while the DDA would retain 50% of net profits; minutes record that Dehem disagreed and questioned the feasibility of that approach. Members also discussed concerns that free cannabis or THC‑infused products at events could be hurting beer sales, a point raised during the conversation but not documented as stemming from a particular speaker.
Mayor Semaan supported forming a subcommittee to plan the event and praised an individual named Carl (last name not recorded in the minutes) for being effective at execution. Councilmember Hayman said members who own businesses or sit on the NBBA should be excluded from the subcommittee to avoid conflicts. Chairman Higgins moved to nominate Vice Chair Krause, Secretary Ralph DeBucce and McClellan as the DDA board members on the Country Fest subcommittee, with Higgins as a silent representative; the motion, supported by Miller, carried.
The minutes show the board intends to continue discussions and define the subcommittee's scope; no binding agreement with NBBA was recorded in the minutes and several operational details remain unresolved.
