HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-03-01-TCC-min.pdf TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
3/1/79
Present: Chairman Brenchick, Paul Jenkins, Jerry Hagerty, Ray Flynn,
Jean Coates, Karen Gaughan, Fran Mallett.
Guests : Dan Murphy - Chief Marshall
Joseph C. Steinkraus - Chief of Staff
Mrs. Ross - Drum & Bugle Corp-
Capt. Lima - Lexington Police
Tom Sullivan - Park Dept.
Paul Mazerall - Park Dept.
John McDonough - Dept. Chief. Lex. Fire Dept.
John D. Bergeron - Chief Lex. Fire Dept.
Dan Sobota - Lex Minute Men
Dawn BrenchicY
Mrs. Hill - Girl Scouts
Business: Discussion with Mrs. Ross-Capt.Lima
Suggestion by Capt. Lima-put aides with groups harassed in parade
with fire crackers-also Police will notify store in E. Lex. selling
fire crackers. Town Manager's Office - notify Vendors - fire crackers
are illegal.
Capt. Lima
No parking on Parade route -
Handicapped parking at Post Office & across from Post Office. To be
issues by Police Dept - week of Apr. 9th.
Capt. Lima stressed necessity of keeping bicycles off Parade Route,
also stressed necessity of keeping parade closed in so people cannot
surge into Route.
Buses - Necessity of having aides available to help buses - Buses to
come in Pleasant Street leave via Follen Rd.
Mass. Ave. to be closed at 1 P.M. To be divided from Oak St. to
Pleasant St.
Cruiser for Mrs. Battin to meet Paul Revere 12 :45.
1 p.m. to escort bus to Parade Staging area and reviewing stand.
Parade plans:
Re-enactment at 6 a.m.
Need crowd control for re-enactment
Pickets by Minute-men as before
Imperative British leave Woburn Street at 5:45
to be at Common at 6 a.m.
Re-enactment rehearsal 4/8/79
Morning Parade at 7:30
Road Race at 10:00 a.m.
Parade at 2 p.m.
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Town Celebrations Committee 3/1/79 (cont'd)
Other business: Discussed suggestion to cut off.Pleasant Street Re: Wilsons
at 1:30. Suggestion "Wilson's hire extra Police to co-ordinate
crowd control. 3 hr. cut off.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30
Respectfully submitted,
Frances P. Mallett
Recording Secretary