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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 />August 15, 2001 <br /> <br /> <br /> Members Present: Sandra Shaw, Pam Varrin, Don Chisholm, Rick DeAngelis, <br /> Dick Neumeier <br /> <br />Staff Present: Karen Simmons, David Pinsonneault, Matthew Casparius <br /> <br />Others Present: Bob McConnell and Jack Cunha of the Skateboard/Inline Skate Park <br /> Committee <br /> <br />AGENDA: <br /> <br />1. The meeting minutes from June 27 and July 24, 2001 were approved. <br /> <br />2. Skateboard/Inline Skate Park <br />Bob Mc Connell reported that some of the skaters are planning to clean up the site up this week. <br />Dave Pinsonneault will also send a DPW crew to spray to kill the weeds. The main problem <br />remains that the committee is short on money. They still want A.J. Martini for the cement and <br />are looking to see if they can reduce their estimate down from $64,000. The committee currently <br />has $42,000.00 in the bank. Chief Casey found $3000.00 for the park and is applying for another <br />$10,000 police grant. <br /> <br />Regarding the fundraising, Olga Guttag is away so Bob is not sure what funds might have been <br />received recently. Some school P.T.A.’s are making donations and some are not. The <br />committee has worked long and hard and does not want to see the project fail. <br /> <br />Don Chisholm reminded the skate park representatives that the Recreation Committee wants to <br />see signs of progress by the fall. Both the Selectmen’s office and Town Manager’s office have <br />been receiving many complaints about the project. Karen told Rick White that a fall date has <br />been set. A compaction test still needs to be completed and engineering has to sign off on it. <br /> <br />According to Bob, Eva Heney of the Lexington Minuteman is going to do another article on the <br />project. Sandra Shaw is still concerned with the fundraising effort. She feels it needs to be more <br />directed to target specific residents by going through the resident listings. Karen asked whether <br />1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420 <br /> <br /> <br />