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RP Meeting Minutes
February 13, 2023
Brewster Cultural Council: Clare O'Connor Rice, Chair; Richard 0. Perry, Secretary;
Girard Healy, Treasurer; Members -at -large, Dave lannitelli, Rebecca Alvin, Jan Crocker, and
Eric Bohn
Treasurer Girard Healy called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. Members present or attending
via zoom: Clare 0 'Connor -Rice, Girard Healy, Richard Perry, Rebecca Alvin and Jan Crocker.
Minutes of the January 9, 2023 meeting were approved.
Treasurer Girard Healy said the Council had $845 on hand and expected to receive the $7,000
state grant obtain, by the efforts of Clare O'Connor Rice.
Discussion of the'W ' Literary Night by Rebecca Alvin. The board agreed to postpone the event to
October or November. Some kind of panel discussion as opposed to readings seemed to be the
consensus.
A proposal for the Council to sponsor an event "Putting down Stakes" at Brewster in Bloom
weekend of May 5 to 7 at the Sea Camp property was put forward by Becky Kiszka involving
staked lawn decorations - cutouts of local endangered species to be made by Sunshine
Singleton and painted by young volunteers at Brewster in Bloom. Claire, Becky and Jan will
consult with Suns�hine and get particulars and a price and report back at the next meeting. Mike
Gradone has stakes we can use.
Girard discussed the draft of the Strategic Plan. Jan suggested minor additions. Discussion on
how to spend the x$7,000 was begun with no consensus. Artist pot luck dinners and a Facebook
Council page wasdiscussed.
The town is close�ilto revamping its web site and the council will have a page which may suffice.
Girard and Rebecta will look into issues of Town Website and the Strategic Plan survey,
The next meeting., -is scheduled for March 13, 2023 at 5 pm.
The meeting was,pdjourned at 5:53 pm.
Respectfully submitted by Richard Perry, Secretary