46A — April 13 - April 26, 2012 — DelMarVa — Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal
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Last Meeting: April 11, 2012 Meeting At CIRC’s last lunch meeting held a the Clarion Belle Hotel in New Castle, Delaware’s new Secretary of Transportation, Shailen Bhatt, addressed the membership about many subjects of interest to the devel- opment community, such as: • Culture of Change/Reorganization at DelDOT • Transportation Improvement Districts – streamline DelDOT review of development projects • Newark Train Station TIGER IV • Christina River Bridge and Approaches • Claymont Train Station Upgrades/Transportation Plan • SR 1 / I-95 Interchange • US 301 Project Development Mr. Bhatt was sworn-in by Governor Jack Markell as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), on July 5, 2011. Secretary Bhatt has experience working on local, state and federal transportation issues and before being confirmed by the Delaware State Senate for the position of Secretary at DelDOT, served as Associate Administrator at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in Washington, DC. In recent years, he was been responsible for setting policy and managing relationships with members of Congress and led FHWA’s efforts in reauthorizing the nation’s surface transportation legislation. At FHWA, Secretary Bhatt played a key role in establishing a Federal Highway Administration’s initiative on accelerated project delivery, called Every Day Counts (EDC). Secretary of Transportation, Bhatt, addresses members Secretary of Transportation Shailen Bhatt Next Meeting: May 9, 2012 Meeting CIRC members and guests are invited to attend our next meeting – our Annual Meeting and Board Election - on Wednesday, May 9, 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Clarion Belle Hotel in New Castle, Delaware. We will hear from the State of Delaware’s Governor Jack Markell. Governor Markell is focused on growing the economy, creating jobs, strengthening schools and protecting taxpayers. When he took office in 2009, he inherited a record budget shortfall, rapidly rising unemployment, and a stagnant economy. Since then, he has helped open shuttered manufacturing facilities, won President Obama’s”Race to the Top” competition for progress in public school reform, and signed new laws to drive improvements in the economy, environment, and education. Members and guests are invited to attend our Annual Meeting and Board Election - on Wednesday, May 9 Governor Jack Markell
OFFICERS President & Legislative Affairs Chair J. Gregory Ellis Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties Vice President & Program Committee Chair John Birmingham Cushman & Wakefield of Delaware, Inc. Treasurer Katherine L. Silicato, CPA Gunnip & Company, LLP Secretary Bayard J. Snyder, Esq. Bayard & Associates DIRECTORS Jeremy Abelson WSFS Bank Amelia Julian Eastern States Group Education Committee Chair Dan Lesher Patterson Woods & Assoc. Membership Committee Chair James Manna BrightFields, Inc. Jim O’Hara Jim O’Hara Realty Assoc. Donald Robitzer The Commonwealth Group Bert Root, V Newmark Knight Frank Smith Mack Marvin Sachs Bellevue Realty Co. EX-OFFICIO (NON-VOTING MEMBERS) Business Manager Janet Sharpless Pippert CIRC Landmark JCM Legislative Lobbyist C. Scott Kidner C. S. Kidner & Associates New Castle County Economic Development Liaison Karl Kalbacher, P.G New Castle County Director of Redevelopment Bob Chadwick, Director New Castle County Economic Development Council State of Delaware Economic Development Liaison Jeff Stone State of Delaware, DEDO City of Wilmington Economic Development Liaison Jeff Flynn City of Wilmington, Office of Economic Development
Scenes from the March 14 th meeting
Shown from left: Bert Root, John Birming- ham and Alan Spiro
Shown from left: Steve Johns, Paul G Clark, Terry Reilly, Ted Williams and Jerry Smith
Shown from left: Dave Kenney, Stu Jerue, Todd Breck and Steve Dobernicki
SAVE THE DATE CIRC Annual Golf Outing – Monday, June 11, 2012 DU PONT COUNTRY CLUB – Main 18-Hole Course
“For a great day of golfing fun and business networking beyond compare!” Coming Soon – Watch for Sponsorship and Golf Registration Information
Registraton from all Events: www.circdealware.org
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