HomeMy WebLinkAbout21. Sawdust Days Update Executive Board
Dr.EugeneSonnleitner
P.O.Box 436 John Schmidt
Rita Neumann
Oshkosh,W154903-0436 OSHKOSH Carlos Munoz
Phone:920-235-5584 Don kujawa
SAWDUST Tom Guenther
www.sawdustdays.com SAWDUST Dan Gabert
DAYS Co-Chairmen
Ellen Schmidt
Steve Lenz
July 3-7, 2012
September 7, 2012
Dear Mr. Rohloff:
Thank you for taking the time to meet with us on Tuesday, September 4. We appreciate
your continued support for Sawdust Days and your willingness to work with us as we
plan for future events. We would also like to thank you for having staff on hand to help
answer questions that were included in our letter of August 17. The support of city
taxpayer's, the Common Council, and you and your staff is greatly appreciated and the
festival would not be possible without that help.
It was not the intent of the previous letter to issue an ultimatum to you or the Common
Council. The group faces deadlines to begin scheduling attractions for next year's
event. One of those is the carnival and we need to let them know of our plans for next
year within the next few weeks. October will begin the process of booking bands and
performers for the 2013 event. Due to the concerns expressed at the April 24 Common
Council meeting it was our intention to begin discussions much earlier this year so that
we knew there was an agreement in place. The fiscal reality is that we had a very
difficult year due to the extremely hot weather and there is hope that a continued
partnership with the city is possible.
We would like to request a workshop with the Common Council on Tuesday, September
25 at 5PM. The purpose of the meeting would be to discuss where we are as an
organization, our financial status after this year's event, our plans for future events, and
the next Special Event Ordinance request for the 2013 event and possibly longer. It is
our intention to seek an agreement that may extend into the future so that we are better
able to plan for the event and our finances. This would then be followed by an
actionable agenda item(s) at the October 9 Common Council meeting. We look forward
to continued input and ideas from you and the Common Council.
Sincerely,
Oshkosh Sawdust Days, Inc. Executive Board
Ellen Schmidt Steve Lenz Steve Chesna
Paul Dodge Dan Gabert Tom Guenther
Donald Kujawa Carlos Munoz Rita Neumann