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<br />Minutes <br />TownCelebrationsCommittee <br />May21,2014 <br />TrainingRoom,PublicServiceBuilding,201BedfordStreet <br />Memberspresent <br />SuzieBarry,Chair;KimCoburn,LindaDixon,CarolFlynn,KarenGaughan,MaryGillespie,Barbara <br />Manfredi,RichMcDonough,JulieMiller,WayneMiller,BillMix,CharliePrice. <br />Membersnotpresent <br />DickCrogan,CoViceChair;BobTracey,CoViceChair;CeriseJalelian,PaulJenkins,SondraLucente, <br />LorainMarquis,TanyaMorrisett,HenryMurphy,GeethaPadaki,SandyPodgorski,DaveTaylor. <br />Business <br />Thechairdeclaredthataquorumwaspresent. <br />ApprovaloftheminutesofApril30andMay7willbedeferreduntilthenextmeeting. <br />MembershipUpdate <br />CommitteeCoViceChairDickCroganhasretiredfromthecommitteeduetohealthreasons.Dickhas <br />assuredthecommitteethathewillstayinvolvedandhelpoutwherepossible,especiallyonthe5«º«¸§´¹ȟ <br />Dayactivities.SuziehasaskedRichMcDonough,amemberofthesubcommitteeandaU.S.AirForce <br />veteran,tooccupy#¯©±ȟ¹placeonthefullcommittee.HisappointmentshouldbeeffectiveasofJune2 <br />whentheselectmennextmeet.ThethreeyeartermsofmembersBobTracey,SondraLucenteandJulie <br />MillerwillexpireonJune30andSuzieaskedthemtoexpresstheirwishesaboutremainingforanother <br />termbythattime.Also,shewillinformallmembersofthesubcommitteethattheironeyeartermsare <br />settoexpireandaskfortheirintentions. <br />PatriotsDay2014OutstandingIssues <br />Bannerissue:Suziespokewiththesponsorwhosebannerteamwasmarchingoutofplaceintheparade. <br />Thesponsorhadnoissuesanddidnotwantarefundofhisdonation. <br />4RegimentofFoot:thedecisionofthegroupwasthatthisunitwasneverproperlyregistered;therefore, <br />th <br />theunitisnoteligibletoreceiveanypaymentfromtheCelebrationsCommittee.Suziewillrelaythis <br />informationtotheorganization. <br />2«²«©º³«´ȟ¹GoalSetting:Uponinvitation,thecommitteeaddedtwoitemstothegoalsettinglisttobe <br />reviewedatanupcoming¹«²«©º³«´ȟ¹meeting:1)thepurchaseof15radiosforgeneraltownuseaswell <br />asforCelebrationsCommitteeuseand2)asafe,secureanddedicatedreviewingstandvs.theunsafeone <br />currentlyborrowedfromthecityofWaltham. <br />MemorialDay2014 <br />Water:SuziewillarrangetohavebottlesofwaterontheGreen <br />PeterKelleywillprovidehiscarforuseoftheGrandMarshalandwillalsoactasdriver. <br />SamDoranwillarrangefortwoeaselsandpostersmarkingthegravesoftwoCivilWarveterans <br />killedin18564,the150anniversaryofthewar.Hewillrefertothesegravesinhisspeechin <br />th <br />MuzzeyCemetery. <br /> <br />