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LEXINGTON YOUTH COMMISSION MINUTES
December 16, 1975
PRESENT Mary Rockwood, Ellen Boyle, Sue Abkowitz, Jeanne
Hathaway, Nancy Abelmann, Joe Barringer, Robert
Bayliss, ituth Beckett, Alfred Busa, Steve Politi,
and Mary F Anderson
ABSENT Myron Miller, Matt Powers , Tracy Dickerman, Paul
Ferguson, Paul Furdon, Jeff Spencer, Alan Wachman,
Richard Wertheim
The meeting was called to order at 7 45 in the Board
of Selectmen' s meeting room Mary related that she had trouble finding
a good meeting time with Anne Scigliano, but that she and Ellen will
definitely meet with her before the next meeting
Jeanne and Nancy will meet with the Minuteman staff on
Dec . 17 to discuss the Youth Directory Although Chris Anderson did
not have the material from last year, Nancy and Jeanne plan to make
a list of services, contact them with a form letter and request
information, and compile them. They have set a target dateof January 9
Jr Busa briefly outlined how our finances work Until
June, we must work with the 0500 alotted to us from last year. Our
proposals for '76- '77 must be make by January 15, 1976, and will be
voted on by the Selectmen in March ( this sum should be about $1200 . )
The Bylaws were accepted by the Commission and will be
voted on by the Board of Selectmen.
With regards to the Youth Directory, Steve Politi
suggested that we contact a few businesses and ask them for ads to
help offset the cost of the booklet The Committee was in general
agreement.
Youthiay may be able to be coordinated with the senior
class council Mary will contact Mr Miller about getting the sub-
committee working on this project Mary and Ellen will also talk to
Mr. O ' Connell about the Y.E S. (youth Employment Service )
Mary Anderson said that attendance by adults must be
mandatory in order to accomplish any thing We agreed that attendence
as a whole was rather poor and should be improved Enclosed is a
statement of your attendance- PLEASE COME TO THE MEETINGS SO THAT rdE
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Some suggestions for a more effective committee were a
more effective executive board, to consult the Bylaws more often, and
to get suggestions from other towns . Ve decided to make recommendations
to the Board of Selectmen concerning youth related issues
ltON JANUARY igtli OUR MEP&TING WILL CENTER ON THE TOPIC OF "DRINKINQ
ON PUBLIC PROPERTY" . Hopefully there will be an informal debate
exposing both points of view We will then make a recommendation
to The Selectmen on this issue for the Town Warrant
it EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING January 8 (Mary will contact you)
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