Cashier Area Chamber Of Commerce issued the following announcement on Jan. 14.
The ULI Advisory Services Panel for Cashiers, North Carolina, scheduled for the week of January 23-28, 2022, has been postponed due to the Covid pandemic.
On Friday January 15th, Panel Chair Edward McMahon and ULI Senior Vice President informed the Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce and Jackson County that the Omicron variant surge has impacted panelist travel. The January ULI panel schedule included a number of in-person interviews and meetings with local residents, business owners and other Cashiers stakeholders.
“While I think we have all of the onsite COVID protocols in place to ensure the safety of participants, cross-country travel by our panelists has already been restricted and the potential for further disruption is unacceptably high during the current surge in cases,” said Eitler.
The eight panelists who were scheduled to arrive in Cashiers on January 23rd would have been coming from places as far away as Seattle, Wyoming and Detroit.
“We understand and respect ULI’s decision to postpone the panel and are confident we can reschedule when travel and business environments are safer for all involved,” said Stephanie Edwards, Executive Director of the Cashiers Area Chamber.
“These nationally-recognized professionals have been custom-selected to address our local issues and their participation is paramount to project success. We plan to reengage them to move forward in a timely manner with a full complement of talent,” she explained.
According to ULI, February 20-28, 2022, has been tentatively proposed for convening the panel in Cashiers. Confirmation of the new date is expected shortly.
The winter week-long schedule will follow the original format which includes an Introduction and Input Session Monday afternoon and Panel Presentation on Friday morning of the program week. Both events will be open to the public and will be live streamed for a real-time audience and recorded on the Chamber’s YouTube channel for future reference.
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