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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-01-08-LEX250-minSemiquincentennial Commission (Lex250) January 8, 2026 Meeting Minutes Pursuant to notice duly filed with the Town Clerk, the Semiquincentennial Commission (Lex250) convened in a hybrid format in the Select Board Meeting Room at the Town Office Building and via Zoom video conference on Thursday January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM by Mona Roy as allowed by legislation (S.2475) extending the suspension of certain provisions of the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. Present in person: Mona Roy, Community Representative, Chair Bridger McGaw, Community Representative, Vice Chair Noah Michelson, Community Representative, Clerk Cleve Coats, Community Representative Steve Conners, Reenactment Community Representative Barry Cunha, Business Representative Kerry Dunne, LPS Representative Cerise Jalelian, Town Celebrations Committee Representative Doug Lucente, Select Board Member Julie O'Leary, Civic Representative Steve Cole, Lexington Minutemen Dawn McKenna Present remotely: Bebe Fa!lick, Tourism Committee Representative Paul O'Shaughnessy, Historical Organization Representative\ Ashley Rooney, Community Representative Absent: Melanie Lin, Community Representative Jillian Tung, Music & Arts Representative • The meeting was called to order at 4:30 PM by M. Roy • New Wo rkg ro u p o The Archive working group will gather information, archive footage, and draft recommendations for future major anniversary celebrations. o The working group will consist of N. Michelson, P. O'Shaughnessy, S. Conners, J. O'Leary, and relevant members of the public. • VO250 o The next arch lighting will be January 10 Arch, following the Illumination Night event around 7 PM. The arch lighting will be recognizing the work of the MLK Week of Service organizers. • Events o The Signature Events Calendar is still being updated regularly. o A separate calendar will be published with Patriots' Day Weekend Events. • Support for MLK Week of Service Activities o M. Roy moved to provide $1000 of financial support to MLK Week of Service. ■ Motion was seconded, and passed by a unanimous roll call vote with D. Lucente abstaining. • Budget o Other Initiatives ■ Need for donor recognition, esp. 1775 club ■ Economic Development Marketing request • Additional contractor ■ Speaker • Dr Henry Louis Gates or similar ■ History Through Food Festival • Coinciding with a recipe book put out by Field and Garden Club, covering ancillary costs to restaurants for recreating recipes from book ■ Love Now • Multicultural performance event ■ Picnic in the Park • Serving as culminating event for 250th celebrations • N Michelson moved to approve memorandum and attached documents, pending any typographic changes, for presentation to the Select Board. o Unanimous approval by all present (B. Cunha, M. Roy, C. Coats, S. Conners, J. O'Leary, N. Michelson, C. Jalelian) with D. Lucente abstaining • Next meeting: January 13, at 4:30 • The meeting was adjourned at 6:34 PM Respectfully Submitted, Noah Michelson