QDC continues to mull director’s status

By Larry Tucker
editor@wood.cm
Posted 2/13/20

The Quitman Development Corporation (QDC) board spent two hours in closed session Monday to discuss Executive Director Denea Hudman’s contract and compensation and once again returned with no action.

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QDC continues to mull director’s status

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The Quitman Development Corporation (QDC) board spent two hours in closed session Monday to discuss Executive Director Denea Hudman’s contract and compensation and once again returned with no action.

This makes several meetings since November that the board met behind closed doors and took no action on Hudman’s status.

QDC President Martha Scroggins began the meeting congratulating Kelly Keike and the downtown merchants for their involvement in a video for an HGTV’s Hometown Takeover. “I think it’s pretty terrific and y’all did such a good job. Thank you very much for doing that,” Scroggins said. 

Hudman updated the board on progress at the business park and made a correction to her January report concerning Stitchin’ Heaven.

“I think I told you Stitchin’ Heaven was adding 15,000 square feet to their existing building, but they are now adding 20,000 square feet. They hope to have that completed by the end of 2020,” Hudman noted. “They have also added seven jobs since we had our last meeting and they are up to 46 employees. The retreat center and cabins have to be finished by the end of 2020 because they have now booked three retreats in 2021. The initial plans and renderings for the retreat center and cabins arrived this week and will be submitted to the city very soon.”

Hudman also reported several investors are working to make decisions soon about building projects in the business park. In other updates, Hudman said the Shops at 107 moved to a new location at 207 E. Goode where the dry cleaner’s used to be. The owner of Granny’s Quilts on E. Goode Street has sold her building and will be leasing it back through May.

Wayne Carroll, who is the new owner of the building formerly housing The Shops at 107, is getting close to making a decision concerning tenants for the downtown facility. Hudman did say a woman’s clothing store, a health spa or a possible wine bar and bistro are all possibilities for the Carroll property.