Downtown Development Authority Board

Board Members and Terms:

  • Chair Parks Thomson Term Expires 2028
  • Co-Chair Tiffany Gatesman Term Expires 2029
  • Treasurer Nick Crabb Term Expires 2026
  • Secretary Katie Soles Term Expires 2026
  • Barry Young Term Expires 2028
  • Greg Bechler Term Expires  2027
  • Abbey Samuelson Term Expires 2027
  • Steve Fitzgerald Term Expires 2027
  • William Palmer Term Expires 2029

Responsibilities 

The DDA Board is responsible for: 

  • Elect board officers
  • Establish the bylaws, rules, regulations and operating policies of the DDA Board
  • Outline the vision, mission and objectives of the DDA
  • Hold regular meetings
  • Submit annual "operating plan" and budget to the Board of Trustees
  • Perform fiduciary duties
  • Act in the best interest of the Town, the DDA, Fraser's business community, residents, and visitors
  • Implement and adopt a Plan of Development (to be approved by the Board of Trustees)
    • Strategic planning and evaluation of projects and priorities
    • Capitalize opportunities for tax increment
    • Evaluate and determine financial strategies and funding options
    • Support and facilitate projects, events and activities
    • Work closely with Town of Fraser staff and Board of Trustees
    • Engage in collaborations and partnerships with businesses, individuals, government entities, and non-profits; enter into agreements with said entities as appropriate.
    • Communicate and engage with the public
DDA Board member positions are voluntary and by statute may not be provided monetary compensation. Board members may be reimbursed for approved board-related work expenses.


DDA Board members are held to the same standards of conflicts of interest as other citizen quasi-governmental and governmental boards as outlined in the Colorado Revised Statutes. Per Statute, any member of the DDA Board who has a personal or specific financial interest in any matter proposed or pending shall disclose such interest to the Board and shall not vote thereon or otherwise participate in transactions involving such interest, including refraining from attempting to influence the decisions of the other members.

Not sure if your property or business is in the DDA Boundaries? Check the map. 

 




 

Contact Us

  1. Downtown Development Authority Board

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    Physical Address
    153 Fraser Avenue
    Fraser, CO 80442

    Mailing Address
    PO Box 370
    Fraser, CO 80442

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  2. Sarah Catanzarite

    Interim Executive Director
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