Special Called Meeting
AGENDA
MARKETING COMMITTEE MEETING
Panama City Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.
Panama City Beach
Friday, April 18, 2008 10:30 a.m. Council Room, PCB City Hall
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
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Churchwell Drive, the road that goes by the Panama City Beach Post Office connecting Middle Beach and Front Beach Roads was reopened Wednesday.
Construction began April 2007 and was completed ahead of schedule as it wasn’t slatted to be completed until mid summer 2008.
Continue reading “Churchwell Drive CRA Complete – Road Opened Thursday”
Press Release
More Reasons To Dine and Shop at Pier Park!
– Popular New Eateries and Stores Coming Soon –
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (April 14, 2008)- Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE:SPG), the country’s largest owner, developer and manager of high quality retail real estate, is pleased to announce more exciting concepts for its Pier Park development in Panama City Beach, Fla. today. Pier Park is a 900,000-square-foot open-air regional lifestyle center offering premiere retail, dining and entertainment choices located on 93 acres that covers land from Front Beach Road (at the City Pier) to the heavily traveled Highway 98 (Back Beach Road)
Baja Grill, Guy Harvey’s Island Grill, Olive Garden and Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge will enhance the already burgeoning roster of restaurants at Pier Park. In addition, Paradise Found will join nearly 40 other retailers that are already open for business.
Yea I know, I should have posted this earlier, but I’ve been swamped with a new project at work. This weekend is the 10th annual Zap Pro/Am Skim Jam.
From MrSurfs.com:
Event Organizers: Tony & Lib Johnson 7220 Thomas Drive, PCB FL 32408 (850)235-2702
Location: Edgewater Beach Resort 11212 Front Beach Road
Dates: April 11th (OPEN SKIM MEET)
April 12th & 13th actual Days of Competition
FREE TO PUBLIC!!!
Activities include:
– The “10th Annual Zap Pro/Am Spring Skim Jam” – Northwest Florida’s largest national skim board competition featuring the best Pro & Amateur skimboarders from around the world
– Panama Jack’s Lil’ Sandiggers Treasure Hunt – A treasure hunt in the sand for kids 11 & under
– Other family fun-filled activities on the beach!
Proceeds to SKIM USA & Boys & Girls Club of Frank Brown Park
Continue reading “10th Annual Mr. Surf's Skim Jam this Weekend”
At the intersection of Thomas Drive and Magnolia Beach Road (the road that takes you to Bay Point) the new Publix has finally opened. In the mid to late 1990’s, Delchamps was the resident grocer there.
The shopping center was purchased in 2005 and renovations began early last year. The whole facade was completely redone and the spot where the Delchamps was placed was completely demolished. The Publix is brand new, from the dirt up.
Continue reading “New Publix Opened in place of old Delchamps”
Pier Park North is getting close with the interiors being fitted in many of the retailers. Old Navy should be opening in the next couple of weeks. Landscape crews are working tirelessly to finish off the landscaping with many of the retention ponds being dressed up.
Only 5 of the 9 board members were present. Absent were Mike Nelson, Mayor Oberst, Yonnie Patronis, and Rick Russell.
College Spring Break Marketing
Although President Dan Rowe previously advised the Board that he would be asking them to consider their plans for 2009 at this meeting, he is now suggesting that the subject be postponed until the May meeting. Rowe explained that he would like to wait until the research and bed tax data is available for March.
While I understand Rowe’s reasoning, there is now a problem. Some Board and Marketing Committee members have previously suggested that the TDC/CVB should, at a minimum, discontinue direct funding of a College Spring Break marketing program. If implemented, this would still allow a co-op to request special event advertising support from the Board. However, the CVB’s Special Events Advertising Policy and Procedure requires that an application be filed by June 1, 2008. It would be difficult for an application to be prepared between the May 13th Board meeting and the June 1st deadline. I had hoped that the Board would have officially voted to give notice that 2009 College Spring Break funding might be discontinued at this meeting. As it stands now, the College Spring Break interests could claim that they had insufficient time to prepare a potential Special Event funding request.
Continue reading “Notes and Comments from the TDC/CVB Board Meeting 4/8/08”
In support of the College Spring Break opposition, Mark Canfora is presenting several documents to the TDC at Tomorrows meeting.
Quote:
To TDC Board Members,
To sit by and watch this ongoing devastating PCB College Spring Break tragedy and TDC promotion (Event Failure in TDC terminology) continue and do NOTHING would be a form of Passive Collusion: Failure to confront known abusive, harmful or catastrophic behavior.”
Money, in many cases, is motivating factor and a total disregard to the loss and despair of families and the victims. This ongoing dangerous spring break promotion furthers the pain and suffering of the past and present victim’s families with constant reminders of the pain caused during this annual event.
Continue reading “Letters to the TDC – Opposing College Spring Break”
On Tuesday, the main line items are:
View or download the entire agenda by clicking below.
Thursday the Senate began a debate on taking measures to help curb foreclosures nationwide. Highlights for the bill:
This came after outcry that the government was more interested in bailing out the financial industry and less interested in the suffering American public. Many lawmakers are criticizing this bill saying that it isn’t going far enough.
Continue reading “Foreclosures and what the government is going to do about it.”
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