11/29/2005 HISTORICAL COMMISSION Minutes

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M { J'own of-Al- ashpee '4o rn t i iss jiistotvical C r ion f #+ 16 Great Neck Road North { e Mash pee, Massachusetts 029 Telephone - (508) 539-1438 Fax -- (508) 539-2774 ASHPEE HISTORICAL COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting,November 29,2005 The Town ofmashpee Historical Commission meeting was called to order at the Archives Building at 10:10 Ali on Tuesday,November 2 ,2005. Chairman Lee Gurney presided. Commissioners Present: Rosemary Burns,Lee Gurney, Gail Slattery,Joseph Slattery,Paul Peters, Sunny Merritt. The Minutes of the meeting held on October 2 ,2005 were approved as read. Reports • Budget—A proposal for a %increase for FY07 F07was submitted to the town. • Administration—1e are continuing to work on our"to coo"list... Schoolhouse Friends-Sunny Merritt indicated that the Friends are planning to send out 1000 post cards in January. As of this time the furnishings are not complete desks and a bell). The Schoolhouse has not been cleaned at this time. • PAC—(Community Preservation ActCommittee)representative, Paula Peters presented a"draft"of the application. ibis. Peters asked the board to review the draft and e-mail her with any comments or suggestions. She stated that the CPAC hopes to get the form approved so that by October 2006 letters and applications will be able to be offered to the public. A question was brought up as to whether the Mash ee Historical Commission should review applications before a final decision was made;th p opinion was that the rnrr�issin should review tine lications t . ' a unanimous pp o confirm eligibility for PA funds in the historical category before the CPAC chooses projects. • Mini-exhibits—Gail Slattery has copied some old maps to display at the Post Office. This will be completed in the next week or so. A topic to be considered for Black Hi to month is of African Americans in Maritime History. • People of Color—Mariam Estrella has been working on this project--LL she has been out temporarily. • Photos around town—Joe Slattery has been taking pictures of the Meeting House,the Archives,the Mair Street Village project on Route 130(not far from Town Mall)as well as the new construction of Marshall's, near Roche Bros, Market. • Old Business: • 2006 Work plan was distributed and Lee Gurney is looking for input. Meeting dates for 2006—next meeting Tuesday,April 0 2006. Meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:00 AM at the Archives Building. • Holiday Closure-the Archives will be closed from December 15,2005 to February 15,2006. motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn at 11:30 AM.