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i.lnutes - Oct . 7,1975
The Bicentennial Commission met at the Reading Public Library
on Oct . 7, 1975, at 8 pm. Present were chairman .Miller, and members: Barclay,
Bishop, Blanchard, fha+k-artr and Proctor. Absent : Celehor and No Cauley.
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Copies of the minutes of the 17 Lepte^ber meeting were presented
and accepted without correction. The chairman outlined tine details of t '-:e
new Open ::eeting law, which will ta'ae effect on Jan. 1, 1976. Notices of
meetings must be posted 48 hours in advance. Each member of the commission
must obtain, and si-n for, a copy of the new requirements, at the Town Clerk"s
office.
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Since Selectman executive secretary, John Agnew, does not believe
the present Bicentennial flag is substantial enough for the Common flag pole ,
the chairman told him that the Comm i.c:-ion would provide another if the Board
of selectmen cannot do so. The Commission and the public desire that the
flag be flown daily during the celebration years.
A request was received from John McHugh of the Par'aer Junior High
School asking t'oe Commission's endorsement of the Credo Club's nomination of
Bruce Morang of the Reading .hronicle for a Freedom Foundation award. The
request was unamiously approved.
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Roland Blanchard, coordinator for public events, stated that
Richard Chesley, chairman of t''.,e service clubs group planning the festival
week activities in May, will attend the next meeting of the commlesion to
present plans.
Mrs. Iiiller said that Leslie Fuller who is planning the Youth
weekend activities, had as'=.ed the Board of Selectmen for use of the Common
for a weekend in .49y, and was refused on the grounds that suc'•i use could not
be granted more t'pan two months previous to the event . Since it is impossible
for Bicentennial events to be planned on that snort-term basis, after dlscussio
It was unanimously voted that the secretary write a letter to th,e Selectmen
explaining the situation and officially requesting the month of May 1976
be set aside now for Bicentennial endorsed activities. This is a necessity
since committments must be made now for a nutemen and other participants,
and in order to list t'aese events in the next ',Massachusetts Bicentennial
Calendar which will Include all state-wide activities for the months of May,
June and July 1976.
The c',.airman announced that t '!.;e finance committee had approved
by a vote of 9-1 the 41800 request to the November town meeting for the
publication of the brief history of Reading for the third grade classes now
being prepared by the Reading College Club. Copies will be supplied all third
graders for use , resiaining the property of the schools for continued use.
Proceeds of sales will return to the town treasury.
The subject of the reproduction maps of the t6wn in the hands of
the Friends of the Library was brought up. This group had made 100 each of
three of the old maps for sale, but the chairman of the Friends has not yet
made them available, and the Book Nook, teachers, and others are asking for
them.
A report of prore sswas sen: 1n by Mr Daddario for the group
., n elide protect,encl oe'S ng bill for exn?Hees of21.3C
..Tae report was accepted and the Commission requested :=rs. 'caller to aslc them _
i n to present a visual report at the next Commission meeting.
The installation of the markers on the houses is nearly comp-
leted. The dates for three only remain to be settled, the markers then
],ed. .�t� at a ,. qac Ye ta,:beaA4fi.i t Lo ne 4.
e `b opy for t'oe brochure is 5� ngCo
tl" W3T1 ' tPi• Tia aha dg 'f or
the printers.
The chairman reported an offer through Donna Lewis from a small
group of youngsters who would gladly do a project such as folding, collating
or the like.
The Commission adjourned at 9:30 pm. , to meet azain same time
and place on November 6th.
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Eleanor C. Bishop, secretary