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Monuments & Memorials Committee <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> Thursday, May 27, 2021 <br /> Conducted by Remote Participation* <br /> 7:05 PM <br /> Members Present <br /> Linda Dixon, Chair; Avram Baskin, Bebe Fallick, Chuck French, George Gamota, Leslie <br /> Masson, Danjun Pu <br /> Members Not Present <br /> Charles Price <br /> Glen Bassett <br /> Guests <br /> Doug Lucente, Vice Chair, Select Board <br /> Dave Pinsonneault, Director, Department of Public Works <br /> Gina Rada, Veterans' Services Director, Lexington/Bedford/Carlisle <br /> Business <br /> Linda convened the meeting at 7:05 p.m. and read the Town notice regarding the conduct of <br /> public virtual meetings. <br /> Lafayette Trail Marker: A Proposal from Lexington Historical Society, Marsha Baker and Bill <br /> Poole, Presenters; Julien Icher, The Lafayette Trail Inc. <br /> Lafayette visited Lexington on August 24, 1824. Marsha described the welcoming banner which the <br /> Historical Society has in its collection and the document requesting powder for a gun salute. <br /> The Lafayette Trail Inc. has funding to offer 175 markers free of charge (covering manufacturing <br /> and shipping) to interested communities where Lafayette visited. Mounting the sign on the pole, <br /> installing the marker and maintaining it are the responsibility of the recipient. Markers are 2 feet by <br /> 3 feet cast aluminum atop a 7 foot aluminum pole (3 feet of the pole will be underground after <br /> installation. <br /> Lexington's Sister City Association (Antony, France) has been approached for the funding to be <br /> sent to the Lafayette Trail Inc. <br /> Various possible locations were discussed: <br /> Revolutionary War Monument on Battle Green <br /> Island at Mass Avenue and Harrington Road <br /> Belfry Park opposite the Battle Green <br /> The area of the current CVS where the Monument House Hotel displayed the banner <br />