2006 - Current Accomplishments

Goals Achieved

• Attended Lansing Municipal League Sponsored Seminar on DDAs (2006)
• Met with Byron Village Council and Rowe Engineering to discuss the need for DDA (2006)
• Monthly Meetings Started
• Annual May Golf Outing Fundraiser (2006-Current)
• Designed T-Shirts and now selling
• Sold T-shirts at Byron Memorial Day Parade and passed out BDP information (2006)
• Passed out flags with BDP information at Byron Fireworks (2006) 
• Annual Tuesday Village Market Aug. - Sept. (2006-Current)
• Joined the Fireworks committee by hosting a special Village Market during annual Classic Car Show (2006)
• Joined the Burns Twp. Fire Department by having BDP information, T-shirts and face painting available at their Fire House Open House (2006)
• Designed computer screen saver and now selling
• Decorated downtown Byron with cornstalks and pumpkins for the fall (2006)
• October Road Rally and Halloween Party Fundraiser (2006)
• Beer, Steer and Boogie Valentine Party Fundraiser (2006)
• Established a good rapport with downtown business owners and community about the BDP cause (2006-Current)
• Work as a sub-committee of The Byron Area Chamber of Commerce (2006-Current)
• Held T-Shirt contest with Byron Elementary School students (2006)
• Ultimate Sportsman Package Raffle Fundraiser (2007-Current)
• Byron Village Council along with Carlisle-Wortman Engineering held a Public Meeting to discuss the proposed DDA, and Byron's Future in general. A Zoning and Planning Committee was formed of which created a time line that placed the proposed DDA to take effect 2009-early 2010, if passed. (2007-Current)