Lower Downtown District, Inc.

Committee Column

Mar 27, 2000

In addition to presentations, awards, food and fun, the Nominating Committee conducted a vote at the Annual Meeting on February 23. Newly elected LDDI Board Members include: The new Board members elected last month is:
Gary Antonoff Susan Kiely
Cindy Christensen Frances McDonald
Steve Emmons Devany McNeill
Jim Graebner Mark Pingrey
Joslyn Green Brian Thomas
Mark Hoskin Deborah Williams

LDDI Board members that were re-elected at the Annual Meeting include:
Steve Abelman Jim Roberts
John Imbergamo Joanne Salzman
Dave Prebble Ellen Wilensky

Congratulations to each addition to our Board and thank you for accepting the nomination and contributing to LDDI!

The Nominating Committee also proposed a slate of officers that the Board of Directors will vote on at the March meeting. Details to follow in the next LoDown.


LDDI/Big Planet
Monthly Special

Whenever you purchase anything from the Big Planet website, you often save money?…and always make money for LDDI. This month's LDDI special is a Nokia 5160 Digital Multi-Network Phone. Enjoy numerous features - including memory of missed calls and text messaging - for just $99.99. To order, just go www.bpstore.com and click on the Nokia Phone icon and order using the LDDI Account Number 4920146001. (LDDI receives $50 for each phone purchased!)


Monthly Membership Matters
By Dunnigan Macllwaine, LDDI Membership Director

The LDDInform Forum:
New Program Brings Issues Up Front

A primary reason our members renew their commitment to LDDI each year is to utilize the informational benefits we offer. Keeping our members informed about LoDo issues helps foster a sense of community and belonging. It's a critical part of LDDI's mission. To help us accomplish this part of our mission, we send you the monthly newsletter you're holding now, LoDown. It is the most strategic tool LDDI has for keeping you informed and connected, and we're proud of the job we're doing with it! LDDI's newsletter committee and editor Laurie Rachkus Uttich are constantly looking for ways to make LoDown the best it can be!

But one of my ongoing priorities is to increase the value of your membership each year. To help in this endeavor, I'm creating another strategic, informal tool to complement our newsletter. It's a quarterly forum for LDDI members focusing on issues and information it's called LDDInform Forum. The first LDDInform Forum took place in January at the Tattered Cover Bookstore with Joel Harris as our guest. Mr. Harris is a public policy analyst for Governor Owens and he shared an outline of the governor's Colorado Growth Initiative. He pointed out three aspects of the plan which have the potential for affecting development in the downtown community.

We're excited about the potential of this new program! In fact, the next LDDInform Forum is already being planned. The format will be a panel discussion with sufficient opportunity for member input and interaction. Subject to be announced in the next LoDown. If you have any questions or comments about this or any other aspect of LDDI membership, I'd like to hear from you. I can be reached at (303) 628-5482.