HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-12-10-TOUR2-minTourism Committee Meeting
Monday, December 10, 2007
Room 111
The meeting began at 4:20 PM. The following members were in attendance: Susan
Bennett, Kerry Brandin, Richard Canale, Bebe Fallick, Dawn McKenna, Paul
O' Shaughnessy, and Lou Sideris. Also attending: Masha Traber, staff.
Absent: Mary Jo Bohart, John Ott
On motion duly made and seconded, Minutes of November 5, 2007 were approved.
Signage: this project has been re- invigorated. Kerry Brandin is working with Joan Ross
at Higgins and Ross design firm to recover the designs with the goal of having signs up
before April. There is discussion with the Minuteman Bikeway Committee about putting
up signs that would direct bicyclists to bike racks.
Town Annual Report: suggestions were made for appropriate revisions and updates;
Dawn will pursue.
Tourism Information Sheet: the Historical Society will update its information once
hours for Munroe Tavern for next season are determined.
Committee openings: Dawn is pursuing representation from the National Heritage
Museum, given John Ott's recent resignation. Joanne Myers was suggested. There are
two additional openings. Susan mentioned John Patrick, Town Meeting Member with
expertise in tourism, as a possibility.
Belfry Hill: a proposal is before the Community Preservation Committee to address
undesirable trees on Belfry Hill. The path up to the Belfry is in disrepair and is an
impediment to visits there, including the Lexington Historical Society walking tours.
Dawn will explore broadening the scope of the CPA request to include upgrading the
path.
Liberty Ride: there was discussion regarding the combined ticket approach for the
coming season. Whether the National Heritage Museum will in fact charge admission is
unknown. One suggestion was to pay a flat fee of $1.00 to each site based on the number
of adult tickets sold. The logistics of getting visitors from Munroe Tavern to the Heritage
Museum was discussed with various possibilities advanced. It was also discussed whether
or not to change the price of the ticket. Further conversation will take place at the next
meeting. We also discussed the FY09 budget. There were no changes to the budget
offered other than to increase the items such as fuel that will increase next year.
The next meeting of the committee is schedule for January 28, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.
On motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:45
p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Bennett