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March 19, 1962
In addition to the regular report submitted for
publication in the 1961 Town Report, the Town Celebra-
tions Committee would like to offer the following re-
port to this Town Meeting:
"The Board of Selectmen has appointed a 7-man
subcommittee to assist the Town Celebrations Committee
in planning and executing appropriate celebrations
commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Incorpora-
tion of Lexington as a Town Although the subcommittee
has made great progress. no final plans have been
reached other than that the 250th Anniversary Celebra-
tion will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and
21, 1963 successive to our regular Patriots ' Day Cele-
bration
"Preliminary plans with a preliminary budget
will be presented to the Special Town Meeting later
this year. Final detailed plans with a final budget
covering the 250 Anniversary Celebration will be pre-
sented to the Annual Town Meeting in March of 1963
along with a commensurately larger appropriation re-
quest from the Town Celebrations Committee
"To execute a special celebration of this type,
commitments will have to be made prior to the approval
of the Town Celebrations Committee 's appropriation re-
quest of 1963 Therefore, in making this special re-
port, the Committee is seeking the approval of this
Town Meeting to continue the activities of the 250th
Anniversary Subcommittee. Of the $4500. sought by the
Town Celebrations Committee this year, $300 will be
allocated to the 250th Anniversary Subcommittee. Ap-
proval of the full 4500. regnested by the Tawr C!elP_
brations Committee shall be interpreted as a vote of
approval to continue the activities of the Subcommittee."
Respectfully Submitted,
At Annual Town Meeting, TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
March 19, 1962
1. Report Approved
2. $4500. Appropriated
Kingston L. Howard,
Chairman
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