News Release: Taum Sauk Fund Board hosts public meeting Thursday September 17, 2009 in Centerville, MO

Contact: Kevin Perry, (573) 680-5069 (For immediate release)

CENTERVILLE, MO, September 13, 2009 — The Board of Directors of The Taum Sauk Fund will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at the Reynolds County Courthouse, Highway 21, Centerville, MO. This is a public meeting. It is open to all.

At this meeting, the Taum Sauk Fund Board will hear reports from members, staff and Committee Chairpersons regarding operations, finances, and grant-related activities. Topics for discussion and possible action at this meeting may include: progress on solicitation process for investment advisor services, progress on projects that received grant funding in 2008, progress on the 2009 grant solicitation process, and progress on the economic & tourism development coordinator/executive director hiring process.

Other topics may be discussed. The public is invited to attend. The Board may go into closed session at this meeting.

Future regular meetings of the Board are scheduled for October 15, and November 19, and December 17, 2009 and January 21, 2010.

Visit http://www.taumsaukfund.org for a copy of the tentative agenda for this meeting and minutes of past meetings.

For more information, contact the Taum Sauk Fund, Inc. at (573) 648-2494 ext. 4 or visit http://www.taumsaukfund.org.

BACKGROUND:

Established in February 2008, The Taum Sauk Fund, Inc. is a Missouri Nonprofit Corporation whose purpose is to engage in, fund, carry on, conduct or take part in programs projects and services designed to improve, protect and/or restore tourism and economic development in the areas of Missouri affected by the December 2005 breach of the Taum Sauk Reservoir.

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