Lincoln s 250th Planning Group
Minutes
Date: March 7, 2003
Location: Basement Meeting Room, Town Hall
Attendees: Sarah Andrysiak (Master Calendar)
Jennie Greeson (LWV)
Susan Harding (LWV, Cultural Council)
Sara Mattes (Selectmen)
Nancy Pimental (Celebrations)
Barb Rhines
Joan Silverman (Publicity, Historical)
Ellen Sisco (Lincoln Public Library)
Tucker Smith (Special Events/Parties)
Special Guest: Melissa Saulfield, NPS
Discussion:
Welcome New Members
Reviewed mission statement and approach with new members. Reviewed tracks of focus, notion of a loose coalition .
Progress Reports:
Funding: No news
Celebrations:
Will do typical Celebrations events, targeted to the 250th, except that will not hold family fun night in July, but will do a Birthday party on a Saturday in early September
Cultural:
Susan Harding joined the committee representing the Lincoln Cultural Council, agreed to lead the culture track
Education/Schools:
Carla Ricci has met with K-8 schools superintendent Mickey Brandmeyer. He will discuss the 250th ideas with his Administrative Council and will get back to us.
Potential additional leads to support Carla need to be identified
Families:
Doris Bardsley will join the committee, representing long-standing Lincoln Families
Barb Rhines has joined bringing the perspective of younger families and an interest in history. Betty Green, former LFA president, may also join.
Historical
The Library agreed to host a Lincoln timeline exhibit, date TBD.
Ellen Sisco, acting Library Director, also joined to committee
Special Events/Parties:
Stacy Osur will lead the DeCordova ball event, and they are working on possible dates
Stewardship/Land:
Sarah not yet contacted Gwyn Loud
Melissa Saulfield presented potential Park involvement
Other:
Lindsay Clemens is interested in helping on the committee
Jennie Greeson joined representing the LWV
Master Calendar:
Added new ideas: Tours of houses from every 50 years; sledge ride for kids at the school; Bemis lecture on role of stewardship past and future.
Deleted ideas: Garden Club Tours (won t happen in 2004); Commission a symphony for Lincoln; Oral History Project (too big); Documentary of the planning for the event; Tours of Historic Lincoln Sites (merge into house tours); Progressive Dinner (too much work); Tennis tournament (not historical)
Pending Issues
Town Meeting Game Plan (talking points, speaker, hand-outs)
Commemorative for the 250th what, when, how?
Next meeting date: Friday, March 14 at 9:15 am at Town Offices
Agenda: Approve Minutes (5 minutes)
Welcome new members (5 minutes)
Review progress on action items (20 minutes)
Develop Town Meeting Plan (45 minutes)
Wrap up (15 minutes)Action Items:
Item Person Responsible By When
ADMINISTRATIVE
250th web site with Chuck Miller Joan March 14
Write minutes Sarah
Post minutes on web site Sara
Identify what is in the Library re 54, 04 Ellen March 14
FUNDING
Contact Codman Trust re Funding Sara March 14
Determine what we d need to do to be able to receive gifts (create gift account?) Sara March 14
CELEBRATIONS
Hanscom AF Band for Birthday party? Nancy March 14
CULTURE
Take action on culture track items:
Garden club plans?
Quilt project?
Video project, involving schools
Local artist exhibit at the library
Artist exhibit on easels during the ball
LS Orchestra at Donaldson Auditorium Susan March 14
Library event for Lincoln poets Sarah/Ellen March 14
Determine feasibility of poetry event with Walden Woods / Thoreau Society Sara March 14
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS
Recruit Schools Lead
Follow up with K-8 schools Carla, others TBD March 14
Develop plan for LS, Minuteman, Carroll, and preschools, as well as K-8 Carla, others TBD March 14
HISTORICAL
Contact Jack MacLean and Rob Loud re Lincoln Timeline exhibit (photos) Tucker March 14
STEWARDSHIP/LAND
List menu of NPS event, date restrictions Melissa Saulfield March 14
Explore Ann Hawley (sp?) for Bemis lecture on role of stewardship Sara ?
Clarify what Walden Woods capable of Sara March 14
Contact Gwyn Loud to join committee, attend next meeting on behalf of LLCT Sarah March 14
Contact G. McGean and K. Bassett re trails, tree planting, earth day ideas Sarah March 14
MASTER Calendar
Amend Master Calendar Sarah March 14
Determine Codman Estate events Nancy March 14
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