Williamsburg Notebook: RSVP for EDA Lunch, Planning Commission Meets Wed.

By Amber Lester Kennedy Friday, February 10, 2012

Send your RSVP in today to attend next week’s Economic Development Authority Business Roundtable lunch at Stephano’s. Next week, the Architectural Review Board and Planning Commission will meet and congratulations are in order for Michelle DeWitt, who earned designation as a Certified Economic Developer. Read on for details.

RSVP Today for EDA Lunch

Get your RSVP in today for the Economic Development Authority’s 29th Business Roundtable on Feb. 14.

The lunch will be from noon to 1 p.m. at Stephano’s on South Henry Street. Kathy Owens, owner of Beach Development Group, and Radlyn Mendoza, of Gardner and Mendoza Attorneys at Law, will speak about foreign direct investment through the EB-5 program, a visa for immigrant investors.

The meal will be buffet style, with cheese and pepperoni pizza, salad, spaghetti and marinara, chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, cookies and fountain drinks. The lunch costs $13, including tax and gratuity, with checks made payable to Stephano’s. The fee is due if a cancellation is not made within 24 hours of the lunch.

Send your RSVP to businessroundtable@williamsburgva.gov with your name and business name. For more information, call Marie at 220-6253.

Planning Commission, Architectural Review Board Meet Next Week

The Architectural Review Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the third-floor conference room at the Municipal Building.

The next day, the Planning Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the Stryker Building.

Register for Youth Softball

Williamsburg Parks and Recreation is currently taking registration for the girls’ youth softball league during the month of February.

The leagues are offered for girls ages 6 to 15. The leagues offered this season are:

• Coach Pitch: 7 and under and 9 and under

• Slow Pitch: 12 and under

• Fast Pitch: 10 and under, 12 and under and 15 and under

Register online, in person or by mail until Feb. 29. For more information, call 259-3760 or email parksandrecreation@williamsburgva.gov.

DeWitt Earns Certified Economic Developer Designation

Williamsburg’s Economic Development Director Michele Mixner DeWitt has earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer, a national recognition of master of principal skills in economic development, professional attainment and a commitment to personal and professional growth.

The CecD exam was administered by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) on Jan. 28 and 29 in San Antonio. Candidates must pass a three-part, two-day exam that tests knowledge, proficiency and judgment in economic development, marketing, finance, workforce development, community development, real estate, strategic planning and management.

DeWitt is now one of 1,250 active CecDs in the United States. She joined the Williamsburg staff in August 2005.