“Now the fun work can begin”: Sackville BIA chair puts out call for his replacement
With two years under his belt as chair of the downtown Sackville Business Improvement Association (BIA), Anthony Maddalena is planning to step down next month, and the organization in on the hunt for a new chair.
The BIA held their annual general meeting Wednesday night at town hall, and re-elected the current slate of directors, including, Maddelena, Wendy Epworth, Judith Cane, Andrew Black, and Chris Harborne. New nominee, Greg Soper was also elected.
Maddalena says that in addition to his impending resignation, treasurer Judith Cane is also planning to step down once a replacement can be found. He says that over the past two years, the board was focussed on revitalizing and organizing the institution which had grown inactive.
CHMA spoke with Maddelena shortly after the meeting Wednesday night.
“Basically, over the last year, we’ve completed all of the work that we felt we needed to complete before we were ready to rehire for that position,” says Maddalena. “We’re at a stage now where we’re looking for new board members, because a few of us are stepping down…and then also looking to hire someone to be basically a new manager for the Sackville BIA.”
Maddalena says the details of the position, last held by Gwen Zwicker who stepped down in May 2021, are to be determined, but the goal is to have a job description developed in the next month.
The BIA is funded by a tax levy on downtown commercial properties which yields an annual budget of about $20,000.… Continue