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Board - Committee - Commission - Council
Celebration Trust Committee
Date: 2014 -03 -18
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General meeting and Application
Review
Attendees: Members - Present:
Everett Blodgett
Carl Mittnight
Bon McLaughlin
Kurt Habel
Rita Robertson
Members - Not Present:
None
Others Present:
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Time: 7;00 PM
Location: Berger Room
Session: General Session
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Rita Robertson
Topics of Discussion:
Subject
Discussion
Action Items
Follow -up
Review last meeting minutes: Approved by a vote of 4-
0, C. M. abstaining.
General
Proposal that Bob McLaughlin consider taking the
position of vice chair. Proposed by E. B., second by K.
H.. Unanimous 5 -0 vote.
Submitted by Suzy Axelson.
$200.00 for
Application:
Under Preservation Trust, Centennial Celebration and
Reading
Steeple and
E. B. will
The Reading
Steeple Stroll, the printing of the booklet.
Bell Tower
follow up with
Steeple & Bell
Preservation
Town Clerk/
Preservation
E. B. made a motion to fund.
Fund
Treasurer
Fund:
regarding
Preservation
Second by K H.
release of
Trust
funds.
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Meeting adjourned at: 8:31
Note Taker: Rita Robertson
Submitted as Final document on: 5/15/14
Next Meeting Scheduled for: April 29th
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Application submitted by Charlene Reynolds- Santo,
Historical Commission (present). (See attached)
Request for funding up to $7500 for the repair,
restoration and /or stabilizing of gravestones of Civil War
veterans at Laurel Hill Cemetery. (MA Sesquicentennial
Commission — Matching Funds Grant).
Pictures of gravestones provided by Historical
Commission.
Discussion: Variations of levels of repair needed. KH:
Application:
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Assuming that full amount will be required.
E.B. will write
Reading
Historical
B. M makes a motion that we fund up to $7500 for the
letter to MA
Commission
purpose of restoration and repair of Civil War
Sesqui-
centennial
Trust
gravestones.
Commission.
Second by R.R,
Caveat: The funding will not be released until after the
final bids have been determined and the amount of
donations have been established. The funding will be
released up to but not exceeding $7500.
Motion approved by unanimous vote 5 -0.
Vote to authorize E.B. to write a commitment letter on
behalf of the Committee stating the availability of funds.
Explanation of Budget Report by E. B.. Copies of Initial
Budget Sheets
letters (dated 10/26/94). Review of Reading's 350th
Anniversary Celebrations Trust document.
Town of Reading website includes a Celebration page.
350`h website
The committee will discuss in the future what to have on
the page.
Complication notifying committee members of potential
meeting dates.
Tentative meeting April 29th at 7:OOpm.
Other
K. H.: RMLD did not post open application, Reading
Chronicle posted multiple times, not sure about
Reaching Advocate or RCTV.
K. H.: Possible future project War Memorial: to add
conflicts since Vietnam War.
Meeting adjourned at: 8:31
Note Taker: Rita Robertson
Submitted as Final document on: 5/15/14
Next Meeting Scheduled for: April 29th
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