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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-12-09-HAFBCCLC-min.pdf A meeting of the liaison committee of the Hanscom Air Force Base Community Council was held in the Lexington Room, Officers ' Open Mess, Hanscom AFB on Tuesday, 9 December 1975 Colonel John T Buck, Base Commander, presided Those attending, in addition to Colonel Buck were Grace T Erdman Bedford Louise Maglione Bedford David Emerson Concord John C Collins Concord Richard Loughlin Concord James V McMullen J Concord Lincoln P Cole , Jr Lexington Raymond E Barnes ) Lexington Walter O'Connell 4 Lexington c1( Gregory Gregory S Kolligian Lincoln, John Coffey Massport Captain Walter Werner Hanscom AFB John F Coughlin Hanscom AFB - 7wtv.-la�, Colonel Buck called the meeting to order at 7 35 p m Citing material from the First National Bank of Boston monograph, Hanscom AFB and the New England Economy, Colonel Buck showed four vu graphs The first indicated the ranking of the largest manufacturing firms in New England Hanscom AFB ranked eleventh in terms of annual operating expenses The second figure outlined Hanscom' s military and civilian payrolls from FY 69 through FY 75 Figure 3 displayed the educational levels of the Hanscom work force and the fourth charted the pay categories of civilian employees of the Base organizations After the screening, Colonel Buck introduced the subject of 1976 bicentennial observances He noted that the Base had no Band assigned, that a drill team was in the earliest stages of formation, and, since Hanscom did not have the strengths or force spreads normally assigned to an Air Force Base, marching units are difficult to schedule He explained that, while refusal of requests from other communities for parade support was an absolute necessity, marching units would be reserved for the four towns on important holidays, such as Patriots Day and Independence Day Colonel Buck stated that it would be his policy to divert as much of the Base ' s resources as possible to support of the four towns He assured them of his interest in the communtiy welfare and asked whether the Base could help the towns solve any immediate problems David Emerson of Concord gave high praise to the Hanscom monograph, pointing out that it was the best possible tool to convince people of the importance of the Base in the community He said that the Patriot' s Day ' 76 celebration in Concord would, of necessity, be low key The Town had expended considerable resources and energies during the 1975 celebration, he noted, and he could foresee no extraordinary demands for Base support this year Richard Loughlin of Concord held the opinion that the normal support, requested during years other than 1975 , would probably be solicited this year John Collins said that there were differences in opinions within the Town' s administrative structure about the popular interest in Concord' s Patriots Day ' 76 observance Some believe that many thousands of tourist will infiltrate the Town expecting a large celebration Others do not hold this opinion He asked that, should the former opinion prove true, expanded support be made available Colonel Buck assured the Concord delegation that no doors on Hanscom would be closed to them, and that complete support, within Base capabilities, would be available Grace Erdman of Bedford said that preparations in that town for 1976 were starting and that the Town Administration would pass along support requests as they crystallized Louise Maglione stated that this was her first exposure to the Community Council and she was not totally familiar with its purposes Colonel Buck briefly explained the objectives of the Council , noting that it should identify common interests of the civilian and military populations, recognize problem areas, and support community efforts of mutual concern He said that the great moving interest of the council is to obtain full participation by Hanscom and community leaders in solving problems of mutual interest, and to insure maximum use of common facilities -2- David Emerson quoted several of the tenets contained in the Council ' s charter Lincoln Cole of Lexington stated that support would be requested for the Patriot' s Day observance in that town, but that it should not reach the proportions of the 1975 delebrations Gregory Kolligian of Lincoln foresaw no unusual support requests from that town He asked about the genesis of the Hanscom Monograph, praising the concept and the product He said that he would ask Jim Howell, of the Boston First, about the possibility of a selective mailing in Lincoln Mr Kolligian explained that the De Cordova Museum was essentially a Town function and he hoped that the community effort in support of the facility would receive Base support Colonel Buck assured him that De Cordova qualified as a community function and could be supported Colonel Buck stated that the Thunderbirds would not perform at Hanscom AFB this year, although the T-Bird office had asked why an appearance had not been requested He explained the procedures for scheduling the unit to the group, and said that a request was not submitted because current resources were short Colonel Buck asked about a timetable for council meetings It was the consensus that meetings should be held quarterly Colonel Buck agreed and said that a meeting would be scheduled during February if there were sufficient agenda items generated among the members There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8 45 p m offe 74- JOHN T BUCK Colonel , USAF -3-