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<br /> <br />Town of Lexington <br />Recreation Committee <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Frederick DeAngelis, Chairman Tel: (781) 862-0500 x262 <br />Richard Thuma, Vice Chairman Fax: (781) 861-2747 <br />Robert Boudreau <br />Sandra Shaw <br />Wendy Rudner <br /> <br />RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING <br />July 16, 2008 <br />PINE MEADOWS GOLF CLUB <br />6:00 P.M. <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> Sandra Shaw, Rick DeAngelis, Dick Thuma, Robert Boudreau <br />and Wendy Rudner <br /> <br />Staff Present: <br /> Karen Simmons and Sheila Butts <br /> <br />Others Present: <br /> John Allen of New England Golf and Hank Manz, Board of Selectmen <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA: <br /> <br />1. Proposal to name the Lexington Town Pool Complex in honor of Irving H. Mabee <br /> <br />The Recreation Committee discussed the request, forwarded to them by the Board of <br />Selectmen, to rename the Town Pool Complex in honor of Irving H. Mabee. Mr. Mabee was <br />instrumental in securing the approval of Town Meeting in 1978 and 1979 for funds to <br />renovate and expand the Town Pool Complex. He was a member of the Planning Board, the <br />Board of Selectmen and the Permanent Building Committee. In the words of Robert B. Kent, <br />who submitted the renaming request to the Board of Selectmen in June: “His last <br />contribution, I believe, was his greatest. He joined the Permanent Building <br />Committee…principally because of his interest in the swimming pool project: the diving <br />pool, the new main pool, the children’s wading pool, the bath house, and the deck area.” <br /> <br />Hank Manz told the Recreation Committee that the Board of Selectmen would support a <br />positive recommendation from the Recreation Committee. The Committee briefly discussed <br />the standards by which a facility could be renamed. Bob Boudreau asked if a final decision <br />had been reached regarding the request to rename Rindge Park. It was noted that the <br />recommendation of the Recreation Committee was to rename the park “Veterans’ Park” <br />rather than after one individual, as was originally suggested. Rick DeAngelis and Sandra <br />Shaw noted that since Mr. Mabee was so instrumental to the success of the Town Pool <br />Complex project it would be appropriate to go forward with a renaming of the complex. <br /> <br />Rick DeAngelis moved that the Lexington Recreation Committee recommend to the Board of <br />Selectmen that the Town Pool Complex be renamed in honor of Irving H. Mabee for the <br />reasons stated in the letter of June 17, 2008 from Robert B. Kent. <br />1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420 <br /> <br /> <br />