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RECREATION MINUTES <br />AUGUST 12, 1992 <br />A meeting of the Recreation Committee was called to order on <br />August 12, 1992 at 7:30 pm in the Arnold Berger Room of Reading <br />Town Hall, 16 Lowell St., Reading, Ma. Committee members present <br />included Vice Chairman Kate Kaminer, Ed Hanley, John Pacino, <br />Susan Cavvicchi, Gordon Richards, Steve Sullivan, Karl McFadden, <br />Fred Conover and Tom Zaya arrived late. Lesley Wexler, Recrea- <br />tion supervisor was also in attendance <br />At 7:39, the meeting of the Recreation Committee was called to <br />order. Under the first order of business, the minutes of the <br />July 8th were approved. The motion to approve was made by John <br />Pacino and seconded by Steve Sullivan. The motion passed with a <br />vote of 6-0-0. <br />John Pacino commended Fred Conover for writting a letter to the <br />Selectmen regarding the committee's concerns regarding Hunt <br />Memorial Park. <br />Both the Supervisors Report and correspondence were reviewed <br />next. The Supervisor answered questions regarding summer <br />programs. <br />Reading Citizen, Mr. Sudbay, reviewed concerns regarding vol- <br />leyball playing on a small parcel of land near his home. The <br />parcel, which logistically falls between Morton Field and Mr. <br />Sudbay's home, has been used only as a buffer zone in the past. <br />Susan Cavvicchi made a motion for the Recreation Supervisor to <br />write a memo to the Town Manager requesting that the buffer zone <br />not be used for Recreational purposes, and perhaps the Town could <br />stop mowing the area to discourage use. The motion was seconded <br />by John Pacino and passed with a vote of 7-0-0. <br />Plans for installing playground equipment at Barrows School were <br />reviewed. John Pacino made a motion to approve, Steve Sullivan <br />2nd the motion. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0. <br />Next on the agenda, David Maddellena presented a proposal for a <br />Summer Theater Program to be implemented'in 1993. The Committee <br />asked David various questions in regards to curriculum, and <br />specific lesson planning. Ed Hanley made a motion to approve the <br />program, John Pacino seconded the motion. <br />Committee Reports were reviewed next, with the Teen Center Fund <br />Raiser reviewed first. It was stated that volunteers were needed <br />for the Battle of the Bands Concert, and that the possibility of <br />using Pearl St. as a Center location might still be an option. <br />1 <br />