THE FAIRMONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AT THEIR MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK APPROVED A $500 CONTRIBUTION TO THE GOOGLE DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIP LOCALLY JOINING VISIT FAIRMONT WITH THEIR $1,000 LEAD CONTRIBUTION AND AN ANTICPATED $500 FROM THE FAIRMONT AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR A TOTAL OF $2,000 PROJECT COST FOR A SAVINGS OF 73% OF THE $7,500 PROGRAM COST. THIS PROGRAM HELPS PARTICIPATING DESTINATIONS POSITION THEIR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND POINTS OF INTEREST TO BE BOTH COMPLETE AND COMPELLING WITHIN THE THE WORLD’S LARGEST TRAVEL PLANNING PLATFORM.
THE BOARD APPROVED ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH REMAX TOTAL REALTY WITH PAUL DETERMAN BEING THE LISTING AGENT , FOR THE 10 REMAINING WHITETAIL RIDGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT LOTS. ALTHOUGH THE AUTHORITY HAS NOT RATIFIED THE CARES ACT REVOLVING LOAN FUND PLAN AS OF YET THEY URGED FAIRMONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR LINSEY PRUESS TO GO AHEAD AND WORK ON OFFERING $25,000 , 0 PERCENT LOANS FOR 5 YEARS UNTIL ALL MONEY IS LOANED OUT TO ALL BUSINESSES IN MARTIN COUNTY SEEKING COVID RELATED RELIEF.