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Meeting Minuets
May 20, 2008
Meeting called to order at 2:00 pm by Jean Mordo.
Roll call
Committee members present: Bill Downey, Les Earnest, Mary Ann Malcolm, Tom
McReynolds, Bob Stutz.
Council Lia son present: Jean Mordo.
Associate member absent: Barbara Packard.
Election of officers
In rapid succession, committee members nominated and unanimously elected the
following officers:
Mary Ann Malcolm, Chair
Les Earnest, Secretary
Bob Stutz, Vice Chair
Discussion of City Council Assignment -- Street name for Lands of Mad Manor
(Morrison) Subdivision
Committee members informally discussed some prospective names for the new road in
the subdivision, which might be one of the following with a suitable addendum such as
"Court", "Lane", or "Way":
Fava (after Florence Fava, an earlier Town Historian)
Deer (derived from Deer Creek, which flows through the property and under the new
road)
Mad Manor (original proposal)
Manor
Morrison Manor
Morrison
The Committee Chair agreed to further investigate the preferences of the developers.
Consideration of Committee Assignments
An Inventory Subcommittee was formed consisting of Downey, Earnest and Malcolm to
inventory Town holdings of historical documentation.
The Committee agreed to consider the following prospective action items at future
meetings:
1. Propose correction of misspelled street names, such as Manuela and Purisima;
2. Compilation of a list of Town historical figures;
3. Possibly propose a name for the entrance road to Westwind Barn that goes through
Byne Preserve;
4. Possibly propose names for some unnamed paths.
Public Comments: None.
Adjourned at 3:00 pm.
Submitted by Les Earnest, Secretary