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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-11-09-TCC-min.pdf 497 TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE November 9, 1972 PRESENT Chmn Barnes, Vice Chmn Gaughan, Mrs Litchfield, Mrs Reed, Mr Lord, Mr Brenchick, Mr Fitzgerald, and Mrs Hall VISITOR Mr Richard Michelson, Member, Parade Advisory Committee Parade Route Proposal Mr Michelson presented our Committee with maps of the proposed parade route for Patriots Day with the expressed hope that it would be used this year on Patriots Day as a trial for 1975 This parade route proposal was developed to make crowd control easier, parade assembly easier, and parade dismantling easier This proposal was very acceptable to Police Chief Corr, and there seem to be no problems with the State Department of Public Works on this plan Our Committee discussed this proposal at length Mr Michelson said that if we accepted this route proposal for 1973, the Parade Advisory Committee would march it off with a timer in order to judge where the parade will be and at what time Mr Lord made a motion, which was seconded and passed, to try the proposed parade route on Patriots Day 1973 Bi-centennial Chairman's Letter Our TCC Chairman, Mr Barnes, drafted a letter in response to the Bi-centennial Chairman's letter of October 2nd 1972 It was read to and discussed by the Committee, and it was approved for final copy The content of both letters has to do with the duties and responsibilities of the Town Celebrations Committee on Patriots Day 1975 MISCELLANEOUS Mr Gaughan announced that the Knights of Columbus would like to re-activate the Patriots Eve Ball again, and have offered their facility on Bedford Street to this end The Committee will be hearing from the Knights of Columbus, in writing, in the near future concerning this matter Respectfully submitted, Marilyn L Hall Recording Secretary