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<br /> <br />Town of Lexington <br />Recreation Committee <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sandra Shaw, Chairman Tel: (781) 862-0500 x262 <br />Pamela Varrin, Vice Chairman Fax: (781) 863-2350 <br />Frederick DeAngelis <br />Donald A. Chisholm <br />Richard L. Neumeier <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING <br /> <br />SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Sandra Shaw, Pam Varrin, Dick Neumeier, Rick DeAngelis <br /> <br />Staff Present: Karen Simmons, Brian Gilbert, Matt Casparius <br /> <br />Others Present: Buzz Gillis, Jack Cunha, Bob McConnell <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA: <br /> <br />1. The minutes from June 21 and July 12, 2000 were approved. <br /> <br />2. Buzz Gillis, LHS Girls Tennis <br />Buzz Gillis came before the committee to seek approval to have a sign created and placed at the <br />Center Playground. For the first time in 24 years, the LHS Girls Tennis Team has won the State <br />Division 1 Championship. His request for the sign is a way of acknowledging this title for the <br />team, and also for the Town. He wants to place the sign on Worthen Road where the fence ends <br />and meets the entrance to the Town Pool parking lot. He suggested this location so that the sign <br />could be seen from the road and because it is also in an area where there really wouldn’t be any <br />children running around. Initially Buzz requested the size of the sign to be 24 x 48 inches long <br />and made of aluminum, with the following description: “Home of the Lexington High School <br />Girls Tennis Team Division 1 2000 State Champions.” The signs would be the same gauge <br />metal as the ones recently purchased by the Recreation Department. <br /> <br />Karen recommended doubling the gauge of the sign. She is not happy with the quality of the <br />signs that the Recreation Department recently purchased and feels that Buzz should request <br />traffic quality signs that meet State highway specs. <br /> <br />Rick has concerns that no one would see the sign at that location. He also feels that this could <br />set a precedent if we grant this request to Buzz, then other winning sports teams might request <br />the same thing. However, the committee did not feel that it would become an issue. Rick also <br />felt that Buzz needed to check on whether or not the installation of this sign would meet the <br />specifications of the Town sign bylaws. <br />1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420 <br /> <br /> <br />