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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-09-23-TCC-min.pdf TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE September 23, 1976 PRESENT Chmn Barnes, Mr Gaughan, Mrs Litchfield, Mrs Mitchell, Mr Turner Mr Fitzgerald Guests Paul Jenkins, Mr & Mrs F W Sarles, Jr , Fire Chief Joseph Marshall, Capt Paul Furdon, LPD MINUTES Of the meetings of June 3, 10, 17 & 24; September 9 & 16, 1976, were approved after correction of minor typographical errors CORRESPONDENCE Chmn. Barnes read letters of notification of due dates for capital budgets and information for the Town Report which he has received OLD BUSINESS Chmn Barnes read to the TCC his letters of response to questions raised in previous meetings about the status of the TCC accounts and about possible payments to the Lexington Minutemen. The first letter asks the Town Accountant to transfer responsibility for expenses of $777 50 to some other account since the Selectmen had agreed to the use of funds other than those allotted to the TCC for the celebration of July 4 The second letter was written to the Selectmen in response to the letter they had received from former Town Manager O'Connell as well as the letter they had received from Mrs Pierce of Volunteer Way Chmn. Barnes also reported that he had spoken with Dr Kassler; in the course of that discussion the future of the Reenactment was touched upon. The Chairman restated the previous TCC position that this portion of the Patriots Day celebration had been the responsibility of the Minutemen, with coordination by the TCC, but that our understanding was that it would take place through 1976 only Any continuation of the Reenactment must neces- sarily involve discussions between all parties involved, including the Selectmen and a newly-appointed Town Manager, since the TCC has no plans to encourage a continuation at this time. NEW BUSINESS The TCC was joined by Fire Chief Marshall, Capt Furdon, and Mr & Mrs Sarles (representing Mrs Pierce) for a complete discussion of the history of fireworks in Lexington, the role played by the Lions Club (Mr Fitzgerald acted as spokesman for the Club) , and the potential problems involved should any decisions which might encourage reestablishment of this 4th of July tradition be made in Lexington. Both Police and Fire Departments are "un- alterably"opposed to fireworks within the Town, no matter under whose auspices; Mr Fitzgerald knew of no particular enthusiasm within the Lions Club for the project It was felt by all present that a most complete presentation of potential problems had been made; it was agreed that there seemed to be a renewed interest in "small town celebrations", perhaps encouraged by the Bicentennial; but it was also agreed that fireworks spectaculars were P° necessarily a thing of the past for Lexington, given the present community ��j1 size and problems attendant on such a display N� VETERANS DAY Plans for the day are in fairly good order; there should be suggestions for speaker made at the meeting of September 31 Respectfully submitted Ruth Mitchell, Recording Secretary