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Dawn McKenna, Chair of the Tourism Committee, felt that who is honored is important. She sees broad community agreement that the Suffrage movement and the Spinning event should be represented, and recommended that the monument should depict a relevant female style rather than a specific individual. Corinne Steigerwald stated the importance of women in time. Betty Gau asked if there were any questions about the artists. Doug Lucente was particularly concerned about ongoing maintenance and asked that artists include information about upkeep on their respective submissions. According to Jessie Steigerwald, they are building a budget that includes funds for upkeep. Doug said that stakeholders and Committee input needs to come to the Select Board. David Pinsonneault mentioned the need to look at the structure and the environment. Linda asked if LexSeeHer has to accept the design as the artist presents it. Jessie answered that they will explore the initial designs and then decide how to go forward with presentations. It is an iterative process. When will they know Monuments and Memorials decision? Linda stated that the Committee would vote after the Tourism Committee and the Historic Districts Commission meet and vote. The Monuments and Memorials Committee expects to see a design at their next meeting. Kamala Raj urged that Monuments and Memorials be first in the process. Dawn McKenna asked what they expect the setting of the monument to be. The Tourism Committee needs information as to who is being honored. Linda stated that this is a public process involving private citizens and several official Town organizations and it is necessary to allow for the time required. Tourism and HDC are necessary steps in this process. Jessie stated that LexSeeHer is anxious for some indication from the Select Board. Approval of Minutes of June 24, 2021 Upon motion moved and seconded, the minutes of June 24, 2021 were approved by roll call vote. John Frey Memorial Marker—Final Resolution The HDC has issued a Certificate of Appropriateness for the John Frey Memorial Marker. With this last process step complete, the Monuments and Memorials Committee will forward their report recommending approval to the Select Board. Developing the Monuments and Memorials Database The Committee is planning a Crowdsourcing campaign to encourage people to identify existing monuments and memorials anywhere in town, and to submit information about them on a Reporting Form. Danjun, Linda and Wei Ding (from the Celebrations Committee) have created a rudimentary