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Town of Lexington
Tourism Committee
Draft Minutes of the Meeting of
April 30, 2024
Select Board Meeting Room and via Zoom
3:30 pm
PRESENT: Marsha Baker, Margaret Coppe (Chair), Sandhya Iyer, Fred Johnson,
Doug Lucente, Melissa Robbins, and Elsie Xu
Absent: Kerry Brandin, Gardy Desrouleaux, Marie-Tristan Rago
Staff: Sandhya Iyer, Lorraine Welch
Margaret called the meeting to order at 3:35pm
Economic Development Report Sandhya Iyer.
• People counter March: 4,975
• Visitor's Center Sales for March were $15,274 net.
• Battle Green Tours Sales March 2024: 3 private tours, 3 charter sales
• Liberty Ride Trolley sales March 2024: 5 chartered; regular tours start in
May
• Spring Initiatives/Plans Interviews for Visitor Center Assistant Manager and
Tourism guides underway
September Colonial Games Night sponsored by the Historical Society
Minutes:
Marsha Baker moved, and Elsie Xu seconded acceptance of 01_30_2024 minute
s. The vote was unanimous. Baker Aye, Coppe Aye, Robbins Aye
Marsha Baker moved and Melissa seconded acceptance of 03_26_2024 minutes.
The vote was unanimous. Baker Aye, Coppe Aye, Robbins Aye
Lex 250 Report
The Countdown Calendar is active. Sign up procedure on website.
The Penny Press has been ordered and will be installed in the Visitor Center.
June 13 will be Parker's Birthday
No decision on Memorial Monument
Lex See Her
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Unveiling of statue on May 18, 2024
Dedication on May 18, 2024
Bus Parking
Busses observed parking on both side of Green, Mass Ave and Bedford St.
Three dedicated bus slots on Meriam St adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Parking kiosk in Depot parking lot still needs to be removed.
Liberty Ride
Select Board has issued a RFI/RFP to extend the contract to 2025.
Buying a trolley involves questions of storage, dispatch, employees.
Tickets are $40/person.
The trolley is not breaking even.
Olde Burying Ground
Interactive map of graves with print out ability.
Will need funding
Talk to Monuments and Memorials committee: Linda Dixon
Vision for Lexington
Spoke to the committee at their last meeting, March 29 meeting. Open to
consider more specific questions relating to tourism.
Updates and Miscellaneous
Center Committee: recent charette report included the desirability of structuring
events to draw people in, make Depot Square more flexible in scale of buildings,
and favored higher buildings.
Lexington Historical Society still searching for new director. The Depot will be
closed October-March for renovations.
Lafayette event in September
Website and email: discussion of donation button on town website and donation
collection box at the visitor center. $3000 donated between July 2018 and
December 2023. Donation box totaled $700.
Marsha Baker moved and Melissa Robbins seconded removing the donation
button from the town website and the donation box at the visitor center.
Discussion focused on the low amounts raised and the inappropriate look of
asking for the donations.
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The vote was unanimous. Baker Aye, Coppe Aye, Robbins Aye
Other Issues:
Pam Fowler has been appointed by the Select Board to the Tourism Committee.
Questions about use of various logos.
Adjournment
5:20 PM
Marsha made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Melissa seconded the motion.
The vote was unanimous.
Baker Aye, Coppe Aye, Robbins Aye
The vote in favor was unanimous.
Respectfully submitted:
Margaret Coppe
4/30/2024