HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-01-09-TOUR2-minLexington Tourism Committee Minutes
Monday, January 9, 2006 at 4:00 p.m.
Town Hall, Room 111
Members attending: John Ott, Chuck French, Bebe Fallick,
Susan Bennett, Paul O'Shaughnessy, Richard Canale, Dawn
McKenna, Mary Jo Bohart
Staff: Masha Traber
Selectman Liaison: Richard Pagett
1 Dawn announced that Mary Jo Bohart has been
officially appointed to the Committee
2 Christopher Bing presented several options with his
sketches. The Committee voted unanimously on the
"lower view ", using color, and including three maps
below the main picture showing before, during and
after the war. Decisions on an additional picture for
the West end of Battle Green were postponed until
the one near the Minuteman statute is approved and
installed.
3 The Committee voted unanimously to support the
Town Meeting articles for the Scenic By -Way. There
was also discussion about the article for a new Sound
System for Celebrations. A vote will be taken on this
article when more information is available. Also the
Sheraton rezoning article was mentioned. Dawn will
invite Bill Bunce to attend a meeting so the
committee can decide whether or not to support the
article.
4 Guides on the Green will start Patriots Day weekend
and continue to October on a regular schedule
subject to staffing availability.
5 Dawn reported that she had a positive meeting with
Town Manager Carl Valente regarding the efforts of the
Tourism Committee. The meeting was positive and he
will get back to Dawn about several issues for the
committee.
6 Masha reported that the Liberty Ride would come
close to break even. The current deficit was $4,394.
Several checks had been collected or deposited that
have not yet been credited to the projected deficit.
Dawn was confident we could raise funds to bring the
operation to break -even by the end of the year.
7 The Committee unanimously voted to have the
Liberty Ride operate on Saturday, a full schedule,
and Sunday afternoon of Patriots Day weekend, to
start the season on Memorial Day, and to change the
hours of operation from 10:30 to 4:30.
8 The next meeting will be January 30 at 4 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Chuck French