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Monuments & Memorials Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, June 10, 2021 Conducted by Remote Participation 7:00 PM Members Present Linda Dixon, Chair; Avram Baskin, Bebe Fallick, Chuck French, George Gamota, Danjun Pu, Charles Price Members Not Present Glen Bassett, Leslie Masson Guests Doug Lucente, Vice Chair, Select Board Dave Pinsonneault, Director, Department of Public Works Betty Gau and Jessie Steigerwald, LexSeeHer Steering Committee Jim Wood, Lexington Tree Committee Citizen participation: Dawn McKenna, Tourism Chair; Wendy Reasenberg; Anne Lee; Mai Huong, Business Linda convened the meeting at 7:05 p.m. and read the Town notice regarding the conduct of public virtual meetings. Approval by rollcall of Minutes of May, 27, 2021. LexSeeHer: A Concept Description from the LexSeeHer Steering Committee, Betty Gau and Jessie Steigerwald, Presenters Betty and Jessie presented a video that introduced members of the Committee, provided general background including images of several recently constructed monuments to women in various US locations. They outlined their concept and process as they pursue their goal: to erect a monument that will represent both the individual lives of real women and also address the theme of Liberty and what Liberty means to women across time. LexSeeHer has sent out a Call for Artists and hopes to select a finalist later in 2021 with unveiling occurring in 2022 or 2023. They have launched a fundraising campaign and intend to cover all costs from private donations. Their preferred site is located near the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Merriam Street (identified as Site 15). As this site is located within the Battle Green Master Plan area, they are seeking approval from the Select Board to grant special permission to erect their monument.