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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-06-06-BLT-EC-MINE MO > Car Memorial Librar 1874 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE ® LEXINGTON *MASSACHUSETTS • 02420 ® 781-862-6288 Executive Committee Board of Librar Trustees June 6, 2001 1. Librar Construction — g roundbreakin g ceremon 2. Town meetin wrap-up — publicit coordination 3. Car Memorial Librar Foundation • Thursda June 7 7:30pm at the home of Frederica Cushman and Stephen Wallis • Saturda June 9 Golf tournament & barbecue At Stone Meadow Golf course Uar Memorial Librar 1874 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE ® LEXINGT ®N MASSACHUSETTS ® 02420 @781-862-6288 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY �XECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTEJ DECEMBER 6. 2000 1 PRESENT: Cath Abbott, Peter Meek, Scott Burson, Carol Mahone C Johnson 1 Car Hall Openin 2, 2001. Data lines and phone service have been cut over to Car Hall. The movers are slowl installin shelvin at Car Hall but have been hampered b construction and b the carpet not bein installed in critical areas. Carol has and the librar staff have been extremel pleased with the movin compan and hope to have them for the move back into Car Librar 2) Car Librar schedule finances The librar has put out an advertisement for a clerk of the works for the librar construction and the PBC will be hirin one next month. Fred Nashed has been scheduled to look over the plans the week of Januar 2. The intent is • g o out • bid in Februar thou there ma be some dela in order to g ive Palmer and Dod time to look over the documents. The bid process ma be helped b the fact that Brookline, a similar project ($9.6 million as opposed to Car $9.4 million is g oin g out to bid now and the will serve as an indicator of how thin will g o. W I =11 December 19 Trustees meeting Car Memorial brar 1874 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE *LEXINGTON • MASSACHUSETTS ® 02420 e781-862-6288 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETIN BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES April 41 2001-8:00 A.M. Minutes I The meetin was called • order b Chairman Rev. Dr. Peter Meet at 805 A.M. at Car Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue. Present were: Cath Abbott, Scott Burson, Rev- Jed N- Sn . and Jeanne Krie Also present: Carol A. Mahone Director and C Johnson, Assistant Director. Chairman Rev. Dr. Peter Meek entertained Cath Abbotts motion to appoint Selectwoman Jeanne Krie to the Executive Committee. It was seconded b Scott Burson and passed unanimousl It was also moved , seconded, and voted that the minutes of the Januar 2 2001 meetin be approved. 1 Peter Meek read aloud the note from librar staff member Linda Sullivan to the trustees thankin them for reimbursin her tuition for the distance learnin courses she is takin to earn her MLS from the Universit of Illinois. Peter Meek and Carol Mahone proposed mailin a brochure to all Lexin households updatin them on the librar process. Peter Meek emphasized that Jed Sn made that point that an informative brochure shoufd be simpfe and direct. It should make the reader feel three thin a a warm and feelin toward the librar b a wish to donate to the foundation c desire to visit the librar Peter Meek added that it should help with the fundraisin so that when a town- wide fundraisin appeal is sent out, it is understood wh it's bein sent. He als said that before the vote is called at town meetin ever should know wh i is before town meetin and exactl what is bein voted on. I Cath Abbott spoke about town meetin and said that the librar has not y et risen to the forefront of peoples' consciousness y et, but it will. She warned that those members who are an about it reflect the opinions of a lar communit Carol Mahone said that we have to be up front about our apolo over the dela and clear in explainin the meanin of the vote because the lan in the article is confusin Peter Meek wants it to be clear that the communit as well as the Trustees ran into some ver unexpected bumps in the road, but that it has been an open process all alon It is also a first- time process. Nothin like this has been don before in the communit and we are all learnin as we g o. I Cath Abbott also wanted to address David Kantor's q uestions about the Foundation's continuin to raise mone and pa it to the town to lower the town's obli One wa to reassure people that this would happen is to poin out that the Foundation was established not onl to raise mone for the buildin but to continue to fundraise for an endowment after the buildin is completed. I Scott Burson su that the brochure show the cost of recent construction in other libraries (Carol Mahone passed out a chart that Shirle Stolz had done on this Carol Mahone Scott Burson, C Johnson, and Jed Sn will work on a draft that will be presented to the executive committee on April 1 9 th . Jeanne Krie and Cath Abbott said that it is important to know before Town Meetin if the Appropriations Committee will support the buildin Jeanne Krie also asked what de of confidence there was that the bids would come in close to the estimate and Carol Mahone responded that, except for Worcester the librar bids have been close to the estimates- She also pointed out that there are $1.7 million worth of contin built into the $12.4 estimate for just that reason. Carol Mahone announced that she had sent a contribution on behalf of the Trustees in memor of Penn Hart to one of the or desi Penn was the wife of Tim Hart who served on the Advisor Committee for man y ears and worked ver hard on the previous campai Carol Mahone announced that she would be addressin the Lea of Women Voters • Frida April 06. Peter Meek mentioned that he mi not be back from his dau g raduatio b Ma 14 th but he would make ever effort to • at town meeting. Car Memorial Librari 1874 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON ® MASSACHUSETTS ® 02420 o781-862-6288 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY FXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING April 19,, 2001 MINUTES The meetin was called to order b Chairman Rev. Dr. Peter H. Meek at 8:00 A.M. at Car Hall. Present were: Cath Abbott, Scott Burson, Jeanne Krie and Rev. Jed N. Sn Also present.- Carol A. Mahone Director and C Johnson, Assistant Director. Town Meetin Members Mai A packet is be m* prepared to send to all of the Town Meetin Members before the librar article comes up on Ma 14, 2001. T n. w ". M 4% ml� e. tin". Presentation A member of the Selectmen (Cath Abbott) will introduce the article. She will introduce Rev. Jed Sn (Rev. Peter Meek is awa who will defer to Carol A. Mahone who will introduce Bill Daily. The meetin adjourned at 9:00 A.M. The next meetin of the Executive Committee is Wednesda June 6, 2001 at 8:00 A.M. at Car Hall. �M � N, � ' Carol N. Beckwith Execut �`�" �EXtNGYOh Z 4 r MtiVi 3Dal~) ti Qj � cn tz �"°'( � ^ , ,,,� p.� � rte• � �., .... � • r •. 1 ca � � � � Un cri B t0 9 LAN Therefore, I feel the Lexington bears the JtT assist the resi- •illa _ Circle and other areas affected by the - ook flooding. All three Lexington Board of ite Board of Health, and ad Fisheries have been ie for assistance. I also v As an [ a bus beaver. ver and a strong advo- nservation I find it sad innot co -exist with the t is u nfortunate that chosen an area which Jerate beaver dams and sion of their waterways. with the guidance and of the Wildlife & Fish - ir waterways will be ad we can all live happi- Jean Kleinschmidt Iff-V ra t be Tr un e7 ton is well known for its volunteerism! We at the 1 T h School Student 2r, y see evidence of again as we prepare for innual Summer Reading k Fair, scheduled for i Thursday and Friday, 7 , and 8, in Lexington ool's main building. We thank Sundial Books of z, who are once again a co- sponsor the Book r efficiency and cheerful- , l nrd eri n g and deliver - �ese books is impressive rational! ,exington High School Reading List Book Fair is a service to students and ry fundraiser as well. All high school reading list n be purchased at a to liscount, and no sales tax larged. .ngton High School Stu- dent Library Staff provided) which will ensure the health of the new plantings._ It also provides for open space for gatherings, concerts, etc. The digging and re- grading of the square to provide these amenities cannot be done effec- tively with large trees in place. 4) While some people admire the appearance of Acer platanoides, others don't. I think the look p ersonally thl P Y like mops, and their dense shade prevents turf or other shrubs from thrivin g beneath them. 5) The ne w tree and shrub selections for Depot Square are almost entirely native species. Some are rarely seen in landscape plantings, but their subtle beauty will interest and thrill visitors, and they will be much more representational of a town important to American his- tory. 6) The re- design of the square has been done by one of the most respected landscape firms in the New England area. They are known for being envi- ronmentally and ecologically sen- sitive, and represent decades of experience and training. I certain- ly hope we let them get on with the installation without tying their hands behind their backs to "save" trees which need to go. The new park, as designed, will be a showpiece of which all Lexington residents will be proud. Karen Longeteig Thanks to those who wo rked hard On behalf of all who have worked so long and so hard to secure a renovated and expanded library for the town of Lexington, the Cary Library Trustees would like to thank the Town Meeting for its overwhelming vote of sup- port at its last session. The project to date has taken far more time, effort, and money than any of us could have imag- ined. This has placed an extra bur- den on the town which we deeply regret. We trust that the commu- SEE LETTERS, PAGE 11 For this disabled woma Many women and men become acquainted with disabili- ty only when they approach their 70s and 80s. Not so Cynthia Gilles: she has been a familiar to illness and disability her whole life. Starting at age 3, this current resident of New- ton has experienced �_.::.::.:..::::. ease hospitalizations, }'< surgeries, accidents, and other calamities enough >fr <r >< ... for a dozen people. Now L nearing 70, Gilles never- ?` theless talks about her bodily adventures with a buoyancy that I saw hold rapt an audience of some 60 people two weeks ago. a Most of the listeners were women enrolled in Harvard Divin- ity School's Theological Opportu- nities Program. They had come for a series of half -day conferences on the subject "Fantasy and Reality in the Art of Creating Our Lives." Almost all the women in atten nity can now move ahead toward a library of which Lexington can be proud and, more important, which will serve the community far into the new century. Town Meeting has with courage and vision, assured that Lexington will enjoy a library that is inviting, attractive, safe, and functional. Completion of the project will pro- vide the high level of service which LCXll1g LU111dMi have so deady demonstrated they desire. Many town officials and com- munity leaders have given gener- ously of their time and energy and expertise, and without this gen- erosity the project could not have proceeded. We would especially like to acknowledge the dedicated work of the PBC and its chairman, Peter Kel- ley. We invite everyone to visit Cary Memorial Library in its temporary quarters in Cary Hall to learn about the Library's exciting future. Peter H. Meek chairmani, Cary JWl morial Library Board of Thistees 3 U 110'tCIXa aAOI 4sr1 1 I �L' _ . t 311,10AUJ XU1 Jo duo st 11 uI11 'JuapTSal alllA.zauzoS Us 1 '2u1JIPt,1 aAOI I,, [I BuTOp sanol UOSUU MS If - 11 uo IEf quiido.zddu -D2E WIT4 uaAT� )uv aspasip L SI 11 Smomf •si4asnuo , essp1N Inog2nojgJ.u011 -npa pup uo.zuasaz joJ Xauotu - sastpi _r JIPnI ac11 'SQIV Jo- :auleu..au�.. -ut a2p1jquz - eD pup autt oo jo slaoils auk. u :.t D141 LUOJJ putm IITM`.- oun1 a1gdad 000 upq. azouz auk : > uzo C II: Raul Kppuns ST T44 puV Tio, su�.uouz Tato-m- rt-1 dance, and three or four men, looked to be in the second half of life, some of them far into it. While speaking, Cynthia Gilles sat below the podium at audience level, crutches at her side. As a result of bone disease in her hips, she cannot walk without . For �`��. . In these supports. ..:> using PP =r' the last 10 ears she says , Yom i Y "M Y crutches have felt like extensions of my bod y. p eople Some eo le don't even notice them any more, she reports, so much a part of her way of living have they become. About functioning in later life under difficul- ties, Gilles says cheerfully, "Caring for my aging body has become increasingly complicated, with multiple persisting disabilities and assorted medications to deal with, but all of it is quite manage able, albeit time consuming." Before her retirement six years ready to launch today. An accidental launch will occur just as surely as another plane will crash, a train will de -rail, a subma- rine will sink, or a nuclear power reactor will meltdown. All that is required is time, and "for good people to do nothing." Unless, of course, we see the utter madness of this plan and step back from the brink of a 1 - - -_ 1_ -1 - - -_ _ _i 'rt_ - T TC' 4 &- - nuclear 11 U l UUau� L. 111C U J allU Mr- Russians must immediately de- alert all nuclear missiles to elimi- nate any possibility of an acciden- tal launch. The Russians, in their relative weakness, cannot take the lead; we must initiate de- alerting. The proposed National Missile Defense, NMD, is not intended to protect us from such accidental launches! It is to intercept missiles that do not even exist today. William Santelmann F a 0 11 0 ihn WHI l ocus o n 4 negative attitudes' ag( for col hu bir a -1 alc ed, wi he sir ph m� tiv ati of alr the im plf frc frc ev do in r l er, m l ye ta; ba he Pp ye m L.l., m di ye to P ^ r h( of (8 er til bC es W w fe I write to commend our com- munity organizations (such as_ es I�ATNC tl,P Nn 7�lac -P Fir 1 ate Meer= le Growing Older RICHARD GRIFFIN ® LETTERS, FROM PAGE 10 weapons that exist now and are nt