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       MINUTES for the first Annual Meeting of the
          Belfry Hill Neighborhood Association

              2-5pm. Saturday, 2 March 2002.
 First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Lexington
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After brief presentations by the president and treasurer, the
members present unanimously voted in the by-laws and elected
a new slate of directors.  The new directors are listed on the
our website.  

In the second part of the meeting, we heard presentations by
Van Seasholes, the LHS principal, followed by discussions on the 
proposed legislation on large houses (Tony Galaitsis), and center 
parking issues (Paul Asquith).  We also heard from all three candidates
for selectman, and had a very lively question and answer session.
All candidates for town-wide office were introduced, including
the 10 town meeting members for Precinct 4 who were present. 

We think that the meeting was a great success.  About 70 people 
turned up for the meeting, counting invited guests and candidates.
At the meeting, or shortly thereafter, we signed on 9 new households
as members, bringing the total to 68, representing fully one third 
of the households in Belfry Hill.  Of these, 35 households were 
represented at the meeting, meaning that just over half of the member 
households were attending.  We think that is quite an achievement for 
a three month old association!

We are planning several events for this year, including a Bastille 
day garden party (very Lexingtonian when you think about it), and a
late summer barbeque in Belfry Hill park.  The garden party will
be for members only, and the barbeque will be open to all comers. 
We welcome any ideas or suggestions for either event.  We will also 
keep you posted on any developments in town government that could 
impact our neighborhood.

Joseph Lehar (president)
Jerry Harris (secretary)

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Candidates for Director in 2002:
      Julian Bussgang, 2 Forest St
      Theresa Cronin, 107 Waltham St
      Jerry Harris, 27 Parker St
      Omar Hussain, 113 Waltham St
      Peg Kennedy, 33 Forest St, #413
      Joseph Lehar, 33 Parker St
      Merilyn Rutishauser, 6 Forest St.
      Mark Sutton, 182 Waltham St
      Ruth Thomas, 10 Parker St