[Town Meeting] Substitute Motion (Article 35)

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Dear colleagues,
 
    This is a substitute motion to use a portion of  the 200th's surplus to 
re-fund the depleted Uncle Sam Committee. I  worked with the 200th 
Committee in 2007 designing our 200th buttons  using the 200th logo as well as the 
bookmarks distributed all year at the  Robbins Library, the color posters for 
the kickoff dinner, and  the placard for the Town Day booth. Both 200th 
Committee co-chairs  (Pam Meister and Roly Chaput) have told me these 200th  
"souvenir" items I designed were attractive and useful in helping to  promote 
our 200th. 
 
    I want to specially thank Roly for his help with  this amendment.  When 
we discussed it, he suggested I check with  the Finance Committee, which I 
did, to outline specific uses for the  transferred funds. I also consulted 
with Ms. Rice and counsel is  in agreement,  Thanks to our 200th Committee, 
we can re-fund the  Uncle Sam Committee so it can embark on substantial 
projects, provide the  selected amounts for the library and Historical Society, 
and still  return funds to the town. 
 
    All Uncle Sam souvenir items are designed  with the intention they be 
sold to townspeople and tourists to make  money for the town. Incidentally, 
the Committee's Alan Hovhaness  Centennial website (hovhanesscentennial.org)  
is already up.  Between our famous Arlington composer (new) and  Uncle Sam 
(old), the Uncle Sam Committee has its work cut out for it. This  substitute 
motion keeps Uncle Sam alive without requesting funds from  the town during 
a sparse time.  My heartfelt thanks to the  200th.      
 
e-regards,
 
Laurence O. McKinney
Chairman
Uncle Sam Committee
Precinct 7
 

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