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Town of Lexington
Recreation Committee
Frederick DeAngelis, Chairman Tel: (781) 862-0500 x262
Richard Thuma, Vice Chairman Fax: (781) 861-2747
Robert Boudreau
Sandra Shaw
Wendy Rudner
RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING
July 16, 2008
PINE MEADOWS GOLF CLUB
6:00 P.M.
Members Present:
Sandra Shaw, Rick DeAngelis, Dick Thuma, Robert Boudreau
and Wendy Rudner
Staff Present:
Karen Simmons and Sheila Butts
Others Present:
John Allen of New England Golf and Hank Manz, Board of Selectmen
AGENDA:
1. Proposal to name the Lexington Town Pool Complex in honor of Irving H. Mabee
The Recreation Committee discussed the request, forwarded to them by the Board of
Selectmen, to rename the Town Pool Complex in honor of Irving H. Mabee. Mr. Mabee was
instrumental in securing the approval of Town Meeting in 1978 and 1979 for funds to
renovate and expand the Town Pool Complex. He was a member of the Planning Board, the
Board of Selectmen and the Permanent Building Committee. In the words of Robert B. Kent,
who submitted the renaming request to the Board of Selectmen in June: “His last
contribution, I believe, was his greatest. He joined the Permanent Building
Committee…principally because of his interest in the swimming pool project: the diving
pool, the new main pool, the children’s wading pool, the bath house, and the deck area.”
Hank Manz told the Recreation Committee that the Board of Selectmen would support a
positive recommendation from the Recreation Committee. The Committee briefly discussed
the standards by which a facility could be renamed. Bob Boudreau asked if a final decision
had been reached regarding the request to rename Rindge Park. It was noted that the
recommendation of the Recreation Committee was to rename the park “Veterans’ Park”
rather than after one individual, as was originally suggested. Rick DeAngelis and Sandra
Shaw noted that since Mr. Mabee was so instrumental to the success of the Town Pool
Complex project it would be appropriate to go forward with a renaming of the complex.
Rick DeAngelis moved that the Lexington Recreation Committee recommend to the Board of
Selectmen that the Town Pool Complex be renamed in honor of Irving H. Mabee for the
reasons stated in the letter of June 17, 2008 from Robert B. Kent.
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Sandra Shaw seconded the motion. The Recreation Committee approved the motion 5 – 0.
2. Five Year Capital Plan
Karen Simmons distributed a copy of last year’s FY 2009-FY 2013 Five Year Capital Plan to
members of the Recreation Committee. She reviewed the status of all outstanding projects. In
additional, she provided a brief update on the 2009 projects.
The FY 2010 Five Year Capital Plan must be completed and submitted to the Town Manager
by September 15, 2008. Karen Simmons and Dave Pinsonneault are meeting next week to
review Capital items and will make their recommendations to the Recreation Committee at
the August meeting. The Recreation Committee will discuss and finalize the Capital requests
at the August 20, 2008 Committee meeting.
3. Lincoln Park Subcommittee Update
Wendy Rudner reported on the continuing work of the Lincoln Park Subcommittee. She
provided the Recreation Committee with the minutes of the June and July LPSC meetings.
4. Meeting Minutes
The Recreation Committee approved the minutes of the June 18, 2008 meeting 5 – 0.
5. Pine Meadows Golf Club Tour
John Allen of New England Golf Corporation provided Recreation Committee members with
a tour of the golf course, highlighting recent and proposed improvements.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Next meeting will be August 20, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in Town
Office Building Room G15.