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Friday, 13 April 2007 |
By MARY BARGDILL
Staff Writer
MINSTER — Auglaize County Commissioners recently met with Tom Bullington, a partner with City Image, the consulting firm the village of Minster is considering hiring to provide the village with a distinct image and keeping it "one step ahead."
Ivo Kramer, John Bergman and Douglas Spencer all met with Bullington Wednesday afternoon at the Administration Building in Minster to hear what he had to say. They were invited to the meeting by Minster Village Administrator Don Harrod who told the commissioners they were looking to answer the questions, "what kind of perception do the people of Minster have of Minster," and "are we portraying that exact image?"
Harrod went on to say "We want to make sure we have a positive image to portray." Harrod left the conference room, leaving the commissioners to answer any questions offered by Bullington and to offer their opinions and perceptions of Minster.
Bullington opened by asking the commissioners what came to mind when they thought of Minster. They mentioned the excellent housing, and that Minster was considered overall to be one of the wealthier communities in the county.
"First thing that is conjured up is wealth," said Spencer of the village. Kramer and Bergman agreed, and also felt that Minster was considered to be a safe environment with excellent housing and real estate.
"Minster is one community that does a very good job of supporting their own community," Bergman said. He noted it was also a very clean and prosperous town.
"They are conservative yet progressive," Bergman said. "They have a good planning mentality here."
"People would draw together voluntarily to get the job done," Kramer said of residents of Minster, referring to previous projects the village had worked on.
The commissioners noted Minster had a predominately German Catholic heritage, and a strong work ethic. The role Oktoberfest played in the area was also taken into consideration. All agreed it was good for the community.
"I think Oktoberfest has grown way beyond their expectations when they first started it," said Bergman, "It takes a lot of work from people."
Bullington noted Minster did not have much room for new industries to develop. He added the idea of having a distinct image of the village was not necessarily geared toward bringing in a lot of new people to the village.
"It's about keeping Minster one step ahead," he said.
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