MEMORIAL COMMITTEE MINUTES
Wednesday, March 8th, 2006 6:30 PM Town Hall 10th meeting
In attendance: Harry Decker, Russell Moren, Tom Thompson, Pat Ford, Ed Ford, Barbara Currier, Sandy Ray, Sherry Gould, independent genealogy researcher, and Sarah Perry of Perry Memorials in Concord, NH
Call to order: 6:38 PM
Harry Decker began the meeting with a report from Ed and Pat Ford assisted by Sherry Gould about the status of the name search. At this time the tally of unconfirmed names is 41 from the Revolutionary War to the Spanish American War, and 35 from WWI to the present. 65 names have been found to be ineligible due to residency or other reasons. 170 have been confirmed from WWI to present, 146 from the Revolutionary War to the Spanish American War for a total of 316 currently confirmed for inclusion. From 1 to 3 months may be needed to complete the confirmation process for the remaining 76 names.
The newspaper coverage is scheduled for April 13th, 15th, 16th and 20th, in tandem with a mass mailing as planned in previous meetings. Ed would like to have a full meeting of the committee prior to this campaign. The meeting has been scheduled for April 5th, 2006 at 6:30 PM at the Town Hall.
Ed read the list of criteria being used to determine eligibility. A copy will be attached to these minutes.
The remainder of the meeting was utilized to discuss with Sarah Perry the committee’s ideas and questions concerning monument design and size. Sarah will provide some conceptual drawings in time for the April 5th meeting. Sarah told the committee that an average of 10 names per square foot is a reliable measure.
Harry Decker asked for a reconsideration of a prior vote in favor of the library location in light of the fact that there is a questionable amount of room there for the placement of a new monument and the proposed library addition is still in the planning stages. It was decided that we need more information before taking any action on that reconsideration. A suggestion was made that it would be helpful to build mock ups of the design from plywood to assist in determining the location.
Minutes: Ed Ford made a correction to the minutes in the 7th paragraph to change “…scale drawings are needed to fully assess the viability of the two favored locations…” to “scale drawings are needed to fully assess the viability of the library location…”. Barbara Currier moved, Ed Ford seconded, and the vote was unanimous (7-0 in favor) of accepting the minutes as amended.
The April 5th meeting will be dedicated to reviewing the sketches from Sarah Perry and finalizing the news releases and mass mailing.
Adjournment: Sandy Ray moved, Ed Ford seconded and the vote was unanimous (7-0 in favor) of adjourning the meeting at 8:27 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Sandy Ray
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