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Foreign Trade Zone administrator asks Windsor Locks EIDC to consider FTZ spending after reporting $19,750 balance
Summary
Dan Carstens told the Windsor Locks Economic and Industrial Development Commission on Oct. 23 that the Foreign Trade Zone has $19,750 on hand and requested that the commission consider funding attendance at the NAFTZ conference, a website update and renewal of the FTZ Association membership; no formal vote was recorded.
Dan Carstens, the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Administrator, updated the Windsor Locks Economic and Industrial Development Commission at its Oct. 23 meeting, reporting an FTZ balance of $19,750 and asking the commission to consider three expenditures.
Carstens asked the commission to consider: funding attendance at the annual National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ) conference in Portland, Maine, in May 2026 (he submitted a proposed budget); allocating a portion of the FTZ funds to update the town website so businesses can more easily learn about and apply to use the FTZ; and paying the FTZ Association annual membership renewal fee. The minutes record the requests but do not show a motion, second or vote on those items.
Carstens also summarized how businesses currently use the FTZ and briefly explained the application and approval process for companies seeking to operate under the zone. He described the relationship between the FTZ and the Economic and Industrial Development Commission regarding how deposited funds are used for FTZ-related expenses.
The minutes list the FTZ cash balance as $19,750 but do not specify the cost estimates for the website update or the membership fee beyond the submitted conference budget. The commission did not record any formal action or vote on the requests at the meeting.
