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Semiquincentennial Commission (Lex250) July 11, 2023 Meeting Minutes Pursuant to notice duly filed with the Town Clerk, the Semiquincentennial Commission (Lex250) convened in a meeting at the Town Office Building Tuesday, July 11 at 4:50 pm. Present in person: Suzie Barry, Select Board Member, Chair Jillian Tung, Music & Arts Representative, Clerk Paul O’Shaughnessy, Historical Organization Representative Bebe Fallick, Tourism Committee Representative Mona Roy, Community Representative, Vice Chair Cerise Jalelian, Town Celebrations Committee Representative Absent: Julie O’Leary, Civic Representative Noah Michelson, Community Representative Barry Cunha, Business Representative Jane Hundley, Department Head, Social Sciences, Grades 6 - 8 Steve Conners, Reenactment Community Representative ● The meeting was called to order at 4:50 pm by Ms. Barry. ● The group briefly discussed projects in progress and goals. ● Mr. O’Shaughnessy said that re-enactors will be present throughout the weekend when not participating in events to interact with the public at historic sites. ● Ms. Barry pointed out that we need to identify the dates of opening and closing events and suggested we consider having an event to mark the 1 yr countdown on April 19. ● Ms. Barry suggested that in order to enhance the effectiveness of the Commission, we need to increase the number of seats from 11 to 15. She suggested adding roles for transportation, fundraising, security, and publicity. ● Ms. Barry proposed reorganizing working groups as follows. She emphasized that these suggested roles would be re-visited and discussed further at our next meeting. The group discussed the proposed structure and possible staffing assignments. ■ Education ■ History and literature ■ Music and arts ■ Volunteers ■ Permanent memorial ■ Social media ■ Fundraising ■ Publicity ■ Merchandising ■ Hospitality