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Celebration Trust Committee
Date: 2025-10-29 Time: 7 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session:
Purpose: Review Application Version: Draft
Attendees: Members - Present:
Chair: Kurt Habel (KH)
Member: Sarah Brukilacchio (SB)
Secretary: Alan Rosh (AR)
Members - Not Present:
Member:Phillip Rushworth (PR)
Others Present:
Rob Minor, Reading/North Reading Chamber of Commerce
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Alan Rosh
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting called to order 7:05pm (KH)
Approval of Minutes from Previous Meetina
The committee reviewed the draft minutes from the 2024-04-30 meeting.
Motion: AR moved to approve the minutes with the correction noted.
Second: SB
Vote: 3-0 in favor. Motion passed.
Review Grant Applications
1. Reading/North Reading Chamber of Commerce for Annual Town Tree Lighting.
• Present representing R/NR Chamber of Commerce: Rob Minor.
• Requested in the amount of $6,802.
Motion: SB moved to approve a $2,500 donation to the Reading/North Reading
Chamber of Commerce to support the 2025 Annual Town Tree Lighting.
Second: AR
Vote: 3-0 in favor. Motion passed.
2. 5B informed the committee that Cummings Properties has made a $1,000 donation
to the Reading Celebration Trust Committee.
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3. KH shared a memo dated October 26, 1994, from Cathy Quimby regarding the
creation of the Celebration Trust Fund and the Celebration Trust Committee.
• Key point: The Town of Reading's official 400th Anniversary Committee has the
authority to expend funds, terminate, or rewrite the provisions of the Celebration
Fund. If that committee no longer exists, this authority reverts to Town Meeting.
• Discussion was informational only.
4. SB presented an overview of the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act (CPA):
• The CPA allows cities and towns to establish a local fund (via a 1%-3% property
tax surcharge) for projects in open space and recreation, historic preservation,
and affordable housing.
• As of 2025, 201 municipalities in Massachusetts have adopted the CPA; Reading
has not yet done so.
Motion: SB requested a vote from the Celebration Trust Committee in support of
Reading adopting the CPA.
Second: AR
Vote: 3-0 in favor. Motion passed.
Adjournment
Motion: AR motioned to Adjourn.
Second: KH
Vote: 3-0 in favor. Meeting adjourned 8:07pm
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