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I'll be right back. >> Okay, here we go. [snorts] >> Dynamite. I would have been out of here. So, what's What are you so conf about? >> Oh, I'm not >> No.

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>> Good. is raw sol. [laughter] >> Thank you. >> Minutes of my reading look. >> Well, we have some minutes here. >> The ones I sent out were rougher than I thought they were because I forgot the

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last month I didn't have this computer. I had my work computer and so I just took very rough notes and was thinking I would go and clean them up but I didn't have a chance to do that. >> I have some more comments in the minutes if people need them.

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>> Anybody else? >> I'll take one. So, we did have some just a couple things on this. >> Y >> I think we take out the email address for that scout. >> Oh, and Scout Dean and James

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M and Megan. Um just yeah privacy issue and I don't know if we want to go ahead with this. Um these are obviously the the numbers that we had on our agenda but in order we actually took the BSA one up first so that should probably be

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moved up there regardless of the number. Um, and then at the historic presentations, the anniversary committee, I don't know if we had anybody talk about them at that time or not. Last meetings you John, you weren't here. >> I don't we did. That's uh

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>> I do have a question though. Going back to the uh cleanup project uh a golden project cleaning uh revolutionary war monument landscaping and beautifying. Are they talking about the civil war? >> Sorry, what what number is this?

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Second page. Top of the second page. Declan May again. >> Right. >> Oh. Oh. Oh, that one. Yeah. >> What is the Revolutionary War monument landscaping and beautify? >> Well, we'll let John fill you in. >> Yes. >> Yeah. So, so this is >> this the project is more than just your

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burial ground. >> Oh, so this is a a request prior to the installation of a Revolutionary War. >> Yes. Yes. We we already ordered it as part of the 300th commission um or Yeah. 300th anniversary commission. So we um we have it coming but he asked to do a

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project afterwards. We needed the old bell ground cleaned. So we started to incorporate a few things and that's when I had him come here. Unfortunately I couldn't make the meeting. Um so when we install the stone he's actually going to do some plantings around it. Small walkway. >> That's very nice. Yeah. >> They did do the cleaning. I'll talk about that later on. And then they also

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might do another little project in the old barrel. >> That's very nice. Yeah. I I I thought maybe it was like a typo and they really meant civil war that they were going to work because there already is like a little garden. So maybe they're going to beautify it. >> Nope. They're going to add to the revolutionary one. >> Oh, great. You have that picture, that

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drawing of it, the sketch of the stone. >> I um I can show it on my phone. I'm sorry I didn't bring a copy of it. >> Okay. So, I'll just put in a note for historic presentations that there's no update. >> Yeah. Yeah. I Yeah, I guess so.

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>> I wouldn't put anything, but I guess >> Oh, cool. Is it like the size of like a gravestone? >> It is. It's going to be very long by 18t high. >> Oh, that's pretty. >> Oh, wow. Oh, neat. Okay. Yeah. >> So, any other questions about the

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minutes? >> Yeah. >> Oh, that does look great. I like that. Yeah. So, it's got the minute man. Then we were going to put the town seal, but it was kind of intricate, so we chose to put the 300th anniversary seal instead. Well, I wasn't here for this meeting, so I can't

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>> Well, you do you have any questions or anything? >> And I did just, you know, I cleaned things up already with adding last names to members present. Put it in the standard format that I've been using. But the warning is pretty

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much the word. Oh, >> were you all able to see the fire today? I mean the uh the building that had the fire in it. Don't >> out there. We'll talk about that for the demo tonight. Yeah. >> Okay. Oh, I did after you mentioned the cow

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paths thing. I looked into it. Did you know that there's like entire like Facebook groups and everything for cow paths? >> No kidding. Or >> no, just historical driving path. Yeah, >> I swear there's like a group for

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anything. Anything. >> But it was really interesting. I had no idea, but there are >> uh Hansen has extensive cow path trails apparently or maps. >> Mhm. >> So, it just Anyway, >> did you find anything about ours?

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>> No, I could not find much on the Kingston ones other than the main thoroughfairs that they referred to and this one wasn't on there. But doesn't mean it's not there. [clears throat] >> Sorry. You have to call a meeting to

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order. >> Yeah, that's Oh, thank you. Thank you. Call a meeting to order at 6:34 on June 10th, which happens to be a Wednesday and not a Tuesday. >> I did. And they confirmed both. Yeah. But >> I know

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>> you know it's closing >> Tuesday. So we didn't get >> and the closing of townhouse on Friday I think that's having a lot of reverberation. So >> very >> getting things posted. >> I don't like that. >> Yeah. Great.

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>> Yeah. >> Because we did have >> I looked at it today and I was to print out the agenda from the posting and it wasn't there and I dang. So they called them up and they says, "Oh, well, we have it in our book. It's posted in our

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book for Tuesday the 10th. It's the 10th." So they confirm it's okay to have our meeting tonight and it's actually posted down there. It's Wednesday the 10th board. So we're unfortunately the computer would work.

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>> We got that going. So can have the meeting here. So it's gone to order and present myself R chair >> Jimmy Kenna >> John Blet Vendetti >> Linda Riccasta. >> Okay. And we're only missing um Tim Bre.

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>> Okay. >> I did have a question on last month's does anybody know Ken Swinmer? Did I spell that right? >> Oh that was on the >> number eight cow paths info request. I don't think I have that information with me right now, but that's close.

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>> Yeah. Okay. >> You have Craig's one. >> Oh, is that not right? >> You just said Ken, didn't >> it was because you just said Ken's not there. >> I think that's right. >> I do have >> although Yeah, it's close enough. Okay. >> May only be one in, but I'm not sure.

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>> I didn't bring that email with me. >> Oh, no. There was another thing too where the uh emails were at the house tonight with this fellow Mr. Parker and he then sent me emails apparently to my home email

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and they town told him that was the only way to get in touch with us. I told him well we have the KHC >> send but town to go by private email. >> Somebody did the same thing gave my cell phone number and I don't know who. So I don't know if it's someone here or KHC

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>> related for this. Yeah. >> Yes. >> Anyways, [clears throat] okay. Any other comments on the minutes from last uh month? No. You need a motion to accept them then as amended.

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>> I move that we accept the minutes for the previous month, May. I will amend it. >> Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I >> I >> I >> I abain. >> Can I vote even if I was here? >> You can.

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>> Technically, you can if you want. >> I >> I abstain. I was not. >> Four in favor. Two extensions. >> Oh, yeah. >> Sarah. >> I got I got that impression. >> So, okay. Next order of business pay

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bills. We have we don't have any bills, but we should have bills. We should have some material and we should have your stuff. Um, so since it's our really our last meeting before the end of the fiscal year, uh, I've brought some

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sheets to sign. If we take a vote tonight, authorize signature up to a certain amount, then you do your spending, get the receipts to me, and we can submit it. But it has to be done pretty quickly

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because then they'll be upset anyway. >> Um, that way we can utilize that money this year. So, we had about I think I sent the email out. We had about $800 in the um fund budget bill

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and uh we got forms filled out for Jim and for the budget. >> I sent that out to you anyways, right? >> Yes. >> Yeah. What happened to that paper?

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>> So, we were talking about um purchasing some sub materials, stump disintegration material, and we're talking about buying more chemicals. How did you make on the chemical spraying that you did, uh, John? >> Um, so I actually, that's where I just left when I went when I left you. Um, I

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did spray one of the obelisks and, um, four of five of the headstone. Um the obelisk was almost unreadable. Um and now I can read it. Um it still does have some leechings and stuff like that on it, but it um it's much more readable.

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And they say it takes about two to three weeks. And the more it rains, the more the water activates it. So um this was done when did they do the cleanup? On Saturday afternoon and then Wednesday. So only four days time. Uh which did you

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do? I did the Holmes one. So >> Oh, see that? >> Yes. Oh, that's that's that's an important one to do. >> Yeah. And it was pretty dark. You couldn't even read the writing. And now you can. Um and then I did um a marble and then two of the slates right behind

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it. Um >> the marble, a lot of the legions is still on it completely. If you look at the um slate, the legions are actually starting to come. >> Oh yes, they are. And who is that? >> It is um

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>> That's impressive. >> Pegle Bradford. >> Yeah. >> Um >> that's the slate leg. >> Yes. Um >> leg peg leg. Yeah. Yeah. There's no she. Sorry. Peelle leg.

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Yeah. >> Picture with like there is a peg leg in there somewhere. But this is for you. Yes. Now, say for example, you put on this solution and after a month of something, it's not quite what you think it ought to be.

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>> You can repeat it two or three times, it might need it. Yes. Right. >> So, I kind of did that as a test that >> Thank you. >> between that whole obelis took almost a regular size spray bottle. >> Really? >> And then I did a couple more stones. Then I refilled the spray bottle again. So

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the five gallons, [snorts] the 10 approximately 10 gallons we have right now will not go a long way. Um we have quite a few stones that are cleaned in there, but um we will need to do more. So right now I have a gallon of D1's about $70 a piece. So

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>> all right. So we have 10 gallons. >> We have approximately 10 gallons. Yes. >> And you used about a gallon. >> Um I used maybe about a half a gallon. >> Yeah. >> No. Okay. >> Four four stones >> for one one large one medium size obelisk and about five stones.

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>> Yep. >> All it was was spraying. >> You just spray it and let it go. Yep. >> So, do you think it'll take another application and use? >> Some of them might, some of them might not. I'm going to see how those the especially the slate ones. I was very surprised. I thought that I'd have to end up

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>> using a scraper at some point, which they don't recommend unless you really have to. Um, a plastic one. You don't do anything more than that. Um, but they're they're peeling off quite well just from the application. So, I'll give it a few more weeks and see how that does. >> Well, the homes is a marble. Marble is

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porous. Slate's not porous. So, you'll get better results that slate. >> Yeah. And that's why I'm also this other marble one that I did. Like I said, I'm not too concerned yet because I'll let it go a couple weeks and see if it starts getting rid of that yellow legend. So, >> yeah. Yeah. >> What's the name of this?

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>> Um, D2. So, John, then what's the most economical way we can spend $700 on? >> Um, are we trying to do some stuff for the trees or just you want to do

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>> What do you mean for the trees? >> Oh, no. We're We're going to spend I was thinking 100 bucks to try test it out >> and then invest the $700. I don't know if we have the idea, but I could also check with Sean, the um highway superintendent, and see if he has any uh

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recommendations for the stumps. >> Okay. But right now, we want to try some. >> No, but we can try that. Yes. >> Um so, let's see what we got. >> So, I was thinking we authorized >> up to 100 for this,

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>> 700 for the other. >> Absolutely. We'll we'll use it. I mean that we have >> Yeah. Over a thousand stones. >> You got to store it though. So >> Sean probably get 10 more for $700. >> 10 more gallons. >> Yeah. >> It's not much. They must give you a

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discount. >> I volume your stuff. >> Yeah, I can call and ask that. That's just looking at it online. >> And what about Didn't you say once you could they you could buy it through the uh >> um so the but he gets it by the gallon.

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So I can ask him. because I I have something else Costco but >> well actually Walmart sells it in Walmart it's 7 it's 68 something again >> Walmart sells it >> Walmart sells Walmart online yeah

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>> all right so clear on the concept I think that we want to spend this money on the chemical for the gravestones >> what are other options >> the money at the end of the >> which is fine too >> the trip No, [laughter]

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>> like like the Department of War there, we can have a lobster bake for good luck. >> But um so then we would make a motion, I think, for uh to allow expenditure up to $700

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for these chemicals, John, to spend and be reimbured on. >> I will second that motion. Well, someone has to make >> I move I move we spend up to $700 on um >> Can you move to reimburse yourself or so? >> That's what I'll do. Yeah. So, as long

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as we do this, I I can order it and then we submit it. Yeah. >> No, no, that's fine. I >> has to be through the process though and then we're going to, you know, >> No, I understand. I just didn't know if technically you could move to pay yourself back. >> The only issue with that is I need to try to talk to them because if I can do

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it through the town, it's taxree. If not, I have to um pay it and then I'll let it absorb the taxes because the town won't pay the taxes. So, >> yeah, they must have a tax exempt number that you can >> the the town does and and the company out of Texas. Um I didn't see what their

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I didn't contact them yet to see what their gallon price is, but that's why I got it through before the kits. So, if they're cheaper, I can go through them and they already have our tax ID number. >> Thank you. >> So, we got to move on it though. >> All right. So, there's a motion on there for that expenditure $700. I will second that.

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>> Seconded. And uh any other discussion? >> All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. So, we're going to send around this form. There's no amount on it. The amount will be filled in once

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we determine that by the purchase and u will be for that that chemical. There's two copies here. I just I just printed two in case we make a mistake on one later on because we're not going to be together again to sign these. So just

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sign each one. Um you can start with the top line and work way down and then the second line. >> Just sign each one. >> No signatures. >> Do we need a uh motion >> approved by? >> Yeah. >> Motion to purchase up to $100.

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>> Yeah, we're going to do that next. Yeah. >> I'm going to pass this around. So everybody can sign both sheets same spot. And as that's being done, we'll make a motion to uh allow the expenditure of $100 for some reducing material.

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Jim, >> I make a motion that we spend $100 for stump reducing >> up to $100. >> Up to second. >> Okay. All in favor? All right. >> So, we'll sign both of these

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blue actually have it on. >> All right. Good. Good. Let's go. Um, interestingly enough, I checked town meeting was Sunday. Yeah, it was. Were you there? >> No, I had a graduation.

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>> How did it go? >> Nobody was there. I was there. >> Oh, things passed. >> 700 people, I think, out of >> 700. No, there were 120 out of out of 11,000 registered voters.

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But even down there was a bad >> even down to the last vote though there was still a quorum >> even though the lady challenged it. Um so yes our uh our article for the um

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based >> there was some discussion but most of it was had conservation articles >> super for us >> and u was the motion finally came up the um >> for us >> it was pretty quick it was like 10 in

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the morning maybe >> 10 in the morning >> we get out of there I knew the whole thing 41 Yeah. Wow. Because they go through it now with this advanced >> Yeah. >> thing the moderator has and the new moderator >> uh he's different but um what I didn't

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like was what they were doing and I got a comment to him but about the um you know how each committee votes like the you have an article come up says Slutman voted four or finance committee did this or that and that. So that's great. You

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know, that's up there. People going to look at it and when the article comes up, you talk about it and you know, if someone might say, I'm kind of curious why the finance committee not all want this or something like that. And that's a legitimate question. But the moderator was actually I thought causing problems

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by every time the article come up and it was a vote and there was an objection on one of the committees, they'd say, "Does anybody that objected on the finance committee want to talk about why they objected?" which is like, oh man, you know, it's crazy. >> But it's up to them to say. Yeah. >> Yeah. And if one of the one of those

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people wanted to talk, they could get up. >> Yeah. >> But to ask about it like that, it's asking for trouble. Really is. So, we made it through. Um, I'll be working with somebody here who's chair as far as this graveyard project goes because we

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have to write up a contract and get that uh out for either an RFP or um bid process for other gravestones. >> So, we're getting $65,000. So well, but anyways, what I was going

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to mention was the budget was scary as oh we going back to the $250 a year, but no, they financed us as we did this year. So $1,000 in your budget for next year. So that's very good without us even having an input.

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>> I'm sorry. I was um signing some of that stuff. So KC approved for $1,000 uh budget and the >> what else was passed for Casey? The uh our CPA request for 65,000 for gra.

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>> Okay. So then mail, we didn't get any mail. Talked about the budgets. Um okay, the old burying ground cleanup and projects. John, you want to just I think we talked a little bit. Go ahead. >> So, um, we did have a scout that's

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working on his Eagle project that includes cleaning up the old burial ground. They did it Saturday after town meeting. Um, they piled two large piles towards the back where the flag pole is. I didn't walk that far today to see if they were removed yet, but the town um

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Sean the highway superintendent is aware that those piles are in there and he's planning to get them out. Um they did a nice job from what I saw like right behind the Unarian church where I went to look at the graves earlier. Um got a lot of the major uh sticks and stuff out of there. >> Just just him or

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>> No, the whole the whole >> Yes. So it's troop 49. >> But how many eventually did show up? >> So there were four or five adults and about 10 scouts. >> Great. Wow. >> So it was really good. Yes. Great. >> So they got that cleaned up. Um, and

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like I mentioned earlier, um, they're going to be involved when we place the Revolutionary War Memorial. They're going to put a small walkway and some plantings around it. And then I believe at some point, if they didn't mention to you last month, they're going to come back to you and the uh, board of selectmen and propose putting a small

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bench out near the veterans area. >> So, >> that's very nice. Now, question about walkway. Where will walkway start? And >> it will be short. It will be like four feet or five. It's just going to be directly in front of the stone just so that like it goes to the stone and then the plantings will be on the side.

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>> And where is the stone going to be? >> So if you're looking at the Civil War memorial um and you turn and face Main Street, you have those three trees right there. It's going to be right there. >> That's wonderful. Now, next question. The um uh when the uh town come Well, first of all, how how did the um how did

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the scouts get in and out of the graveyard >> to to the green? >> They walked through the green. >> They walked through the green. >> Yes. Over the over the >> over the wall >> and or around the path. Yes. >> They're not old like you, you know. >> Well, no, no, no. Uh, that's the reason

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I'm asking. And also, how will the town remove all of the rubble? >> So, that path there is a town road. Um, and they just knock on the door and ask if there's a car in front of the way from the residents that live there. They just ask nicely if they can move the car. >> You're talking about the access road that goes. Okay. Yep. It's a town road,

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right? >> It's Well, it's not a town roadway, right? East. All right. Well, I just uh spoke to somebody from the Kingston Historical Commission and they said that they had heard >> Wait a minute. You spoke to one of us? >> No. >> Somebody from the River Village

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Historical Society. I've got groups I belong to and um and they uh said that the owner of the um of the old uh townhouse >> townhouse was saying that there there is no easement there that private property and they don't want people going through.

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>> Who said that? I mean, who was someone from Jones Village? The owners told them that. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Yeah. And uh so the um uh so it brings back the old question. I I had spoken to the owner a couple of years ago uh

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because I was uh um um I was a little worried that that grounds people that were taking care of the old um town hall were throwing stuff into the old burying ground, old leaves and junk like that. And so I went up to them and

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I said, "Please do not do that. This is, you know," and uh she came right out and said, "Well, you know, I that's a private right of way. I mean, private uh road, no, it's not a right of way. it's in my um deed and uh and then you

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researched it and gave me a copy of the easement and uh I'm just wondering the future whether they should be notified that the occasionally uh the town or others if we want to go in with a car or something and do some work. Uh what if

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the gravestone repair people need to go in? I think in the last letter we sent them they said request them to keep the cars clear of that >> and which they have done >> which they have done. >> Um I also think that maybe you and I can go down Craig and open up that gate and

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the reason is um I would hate to think that people that go in and out will open up the gate and close it and open up and close it. It should be just left open >> and until such time that >> we decide that we want to spend the money to repair it.

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>> Okay. So just for the notes here, um they're claiming there's no public easement. We believe and how did we define >> uh hearay um uh >> and in the past the owner did state to

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me that there is no and uh but this was a couple of years ago and and I understand people may be mistaken in in what they are what her understanding is of it but we're confident that there is >> yes well we have a document yeah from uh

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the town and uh it's not it it will rarely be used. Um so it it shouldn't cause a burden to the owner of the old townhouse. >> Yeah. >> It's really very rarely as machinery

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going in there and but occasionally I think it will >> well we did the trucks the tree trucks >> exactly through there. >> Yeah. Um the as a holder of the conservation restriction, preservation restriction on the property, we're supposed to really inspect that outside

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of the townhouse every year really >> with the owner. Yeah, we have right to do that. >> Um under that preservation restriction, >> it's pretty easy to see what's going on outside of it though. So it's not like >> you have to go in and make an appointment with them, but you're good making a point that

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>> it's probably >> let's go meet with you. >> Probably a good idea. And otherwise they're like, "Well, nobody ever did this before. we can point out these other issues, you know. >> Yeah, there is another issue though. There is uh some material on top of a gravestone

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gravestone which is right up against the old stones. >> Um Charles Brown, I think is is the name of that. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yeah. And uh that really I mean you know Yeah. Sure it's an ancient

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grave zone but nonetheless it's a human being. It's a memorial. >> Okay. So, we should send a letter to the troop or to scout. >> Um to uh the scout himself. Yes.

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>> Okay. Do you have an address? >> Um I do not. I can see if I can find >> We have his email. >> I have email [clears throat] it. But I can >> I think I got it printed out here. Yeah, you do. Yeah.

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Uh, is that a motion to do that? Do we need a motion to do that? Okay. >> So, uh, who's going to do that? >> Um, yes, I'll do that. Last official duty. So, I'll draft a letter.

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>> All right. So, that's what happened at town meeting. Anything else, John? You were there, right? Yeah, of course you were. You presented that. >> Um, anything else going on? Um, no, nothing. >> Okay. So, on to the demo permit, 2603,

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which is five Reed Street. Um, John, I did go out to take a look at the property tonight. 5:30 and Mr. and Mrs. Park out there. Nice couple, old couple that own the house. Look at this.

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I believe that there we took some pictures and actually we had some other pictures that um they loaned us or did here. These pictures were of the house before actually these people bought it and

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before the fire of course. So if you want to take a look through those as you can see um >> how did the fire happen? >> A computer. She thinks it was a cigarette on the computer. Oh. >> So, um, >> when did the fires take place?

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>> Um, about >> last summer or summer? >> Was it last summer or a summer and a half? Year and a half ago. Yeah, >> was that long ago? >> No. >> No. >> A long time ago.

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>> I can't remember which one it was. So, I've got some pictures here from outside and from inside. Um, exterior of the house, you know, exterior doesn't look too bad except for one end. Um, you want to look through these, you can

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stop typing for a minute. >> Swipe I think to the right. That's the property. It doesn't look like an old box or something. >> No, but once you get in inside, it's um my take on it. The house outside looks

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like one of the original houses um original built 1759 or whatever. >> And it is I guess >> has a central chimney, but apparently that was rebuilt years ago. It used to have two chimneys as you'll see in that pictures. >> Oh, that's right. Yeah. Oh, yeah. It's

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kind of odd, but um they had this wide pine flooring in there that was actually probably put in there in another renovation. It's tongue and groove a lot of it. The guy couldn't get up. He's trying to salvage some of it.

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>> But the condition is um a lot of it is very poor. All the walls were rebuilt with studs. Well, those those are 2x4 studs, too. >> Most of the walls are 2x4s. Some of the main beams, the the back section was all redone, but some of the main beams in the middle and towards the front, the

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front's fire damaged, but the middle has some nice original beams. Um, a few of them are quite ceiling beams and stuff look real nice. >> So, a lot of them are quite rotted, but they also, if you had a beam, those ceiling beams, the majority of them, if

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they were this big, they cut them down to the end and there's a notch this big that's sticking in and that's what's holding them up. So, they're not supporting anything. So that's what those like fence poster looking things were. >> Yeah. >> And there's Yep. some similar to that. Yeah. But um there's also a lot of rot

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on around the foundations and stuff like that. Um >> such a shame. >> Yeah. They tried to save some of the floor and some of the beams and they want to save as many beams as possible, >> but if you look at the walls, it's like

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it's not none of the original stuff is >> No, it looks exactly like it had just been reframed. >> Exactly. Yeah, >> there's a lot of that until after the fire when they took home. >> Those beams are nice. Now, a lot of um

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what you call it ex doors, hinges, and stuff that could be reused in place. And some of the beams, too. Um I >> was going to say if they don't want the beams, I'll take them. >> It's kind of like a shell of at one

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time. Yeah, too little. >> It's really such a shame that we can't get to these buildings before somebody guts them and, you know, puts in the 1970s fabulous lenolium. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Like we should tag the houses that were

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built 50 years ago and call them like historical now. [laughter] >> Well, a lot of our stuff is, but the, you know, a lot of the older houses are on the list. >> No, that's I mean, you know, you can't do anything about people did 60 years

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ago. >> No. And we don't control what they do inside now basically unless it alters the outside materially. So this is um a demo. They're kind of under

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the gun by their insurance company to get this thing built and they're going to he told me I didn't see the plans but he said that they were going to rebuild it just like it was. They were going to same type house at Cape I guess. Right, John? >> Yes.

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>> Yeah. They're going to tear the whole thing down. >> Yeah. Said they were going to keep kitchen, but they're really not. >> The kitchen section has a somewhat of a foundation. The rest of it just has one small little area of utilities. So, they're going to keep the kitchen foundation, but everything else is done.

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>> The same footprint. Um, it's a field stone seller. It look crawl space. Uh upstairs I there were some pictures of upstairs where the fire was and ceiling and stuff. It's it's not that great a

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shape. So you should go through the demo permit process on this um tonight unless there's a reason you don't want to. They're expecting >> no

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>> hoping that we do something quickly so that they could get to the insurance company. They had been waiting for quite a while on for other things there. They just cleared off all the land around it. >> So we we went in and tried to get the fire and it it kind of grew a little

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bit. So we had to back out. We put a lot of water in there. We went back in. There was a lot of sagging on the floor. So we backed out again and then u once it drains on the water we have to go in. But looking now with everything taken out, there's a lot of rot. So we can see why those floors are sagging.

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>> Yeah, that's too bad. Now, you remember I sent the pictures of the house around you. Boy, there's more there. >> I didn't know what's going on until you have to open the wall. My own house is the same. I'm like, don't open the wall.

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>> These were the pictures we had the last before they took all the vegetation down. one channel. >> Yeah. So, we'll get the uh >> checklist. >> Checklist.

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Got a whole bunch of them. We're just getting too many papers down over here. >> It's a really cute house. Glad they're going to keep the style and not put out some of the stuff that's going up on me while they're down in Georgia. I'm like,

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>> they look like they should be like hanging off the cliffs in like San Diego. They're like square and all these different levels and GL and I'm like >> that looks so out of place, you know?

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>> Yep. Okay. So, the house that was associated with the historic person or an event we know about? >> No. >> When I could find there wasn't no Did anybody look back into the dates? You did. How far back did it go?

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>> It went back to at least as far as I could track like mid700s without having to go to the library again. But there wasn't anybody in the chain that jumped out as being >> famously. I mean, I don't want to say

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these people weren't important. They lived here. They had lives. They were important, but they weren't notable, I guess. >> So then, um, there's nothing there that we know about says it was associated with the architectural, cultural, political, economic, or social history

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of town, state, or the country. the view the view of the uh the exterior of the house it is kind of a architectural thing for um appearance of a cape but um even that's been changed I guess with the

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chimney and altered by the kitchen on the side >> and the windows so modifications made there and just the shell of the house I would think would be significant enough to Right. >> No. No. >> And if they're going to replace it with

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something in the same footprint and attempt to salvage, I feel like that's the best they really can do. >> Yeah. >> And then is the building historically or architecturally important by reason of period style after construction?

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And you know, period it's it's um aged. It was one of the older houses in town. The style was fairly typical in that period and the method of construction is

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it's really been eaten up inside. So the construction part wouldn't apply. So it's really just it's an old house. Does that make it important? >> Well, it's been rebuilt. >> Yeah, for sure. I mean, if if they were

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just looking without having had a fire and water damage and I mean, if it was just like, "Hey, we don't like this. We want to knock it down and put something else up," I might say. But >> I just don't think it's significant enough to try to require them to

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around it. >> The amount of damage between the fire and the rot, right? >> I feel like that's a whole lot of expense that would not return in value. And then is it associated with a particular architect or builder?

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>> Yeah, [laughter] >> it's not or Mr. Pale. So, um, with that being the case, then we need a motion to determine that the house five re street is not

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historically significant, therefore does not need to be preserved. I make a motion that the house number five Raid Street is not deemed historic due to the damage caused with the attempt to save as much of the

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salvageable beams as possible. >> I second. >> What did he say? >> Huh? >> Trying to figure out what you just said. But the teams we'll we'll in the letter we will draft and recommend that they maintain as much of the

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uh material that they can use within the house >> and if they would like to dispose of it to call me. >> Okay. [laughter] >> I love beams. I you know those beam ceilings like that. I have I think fake

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ones probably like >> 1970s but I just love that look. No. >> So I I have just um the motion is John moved that the house on five street is not deemed historic due to damage it is

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received. Uh but the uh commission recommends uh that the owners retain as much of the materials as possible. >> Salvage salvage. Salvage. Yeah.

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So, we need a second this actually is the does not meet the criteria of historic based. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Does that preamble? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And so, any other discussion on this?

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All in favor of the motion. >> I >> Yeah. >> I have to send them a letter. All right. Um, thank you. On to the uh the historic

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presentations for the 2026. That's the uh library and uh other thing. Anything new there with the next one? >> Well, we did the first one on the independence. It went well. >> When was it?

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>> Very upset. I missed >> a couple weeks ago. >> Yeah, it was a few weeks ago. Yeah, it was uh Tom did an excellent job. >> I had just got back from Denver. Yeah. >> Yeah. Uh it was I enjoyed doing it and uh I must say uh Nick uh the archivist

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is very cooperative. He set set up the the chairs and had every had everything ready. It was really good of him and to do that. I appreciated it very much. >> Was it in the same place that we did the

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book one early on at the Adams Center? Yeah, >> that's a nice location. It's a nice space, but it is rather small. >> Yeah. >> So, um some some people are sitting in the main room, but then some people have to sit way over there. So, it's kind of kind of rough.

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>> So, it's very good for smaller. >> So, we should put on next year that we need a lecture hall built onto the building. >> Yeah. >> So, we had here the old ones June 10th was supposed to be Kingston's master ship building. This is an old schedule.

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Oh, so that's tonight. >> I think I think Nick is doing that tonight. Yeah. >> Yeah. And I went to a presentation of of Nick of uh that Nick put together of old photographs of Kingston in various subject matter and it was

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>> quite good >> and he knew exactly uh what was going on. It was kind of hard seeing some of them because some of the photographs you can imagine are very small and the lighting isn't always optimal. But um he spread them out uh nicely and uh I

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thought it was very valuable uh to go and take a look at some of these people and uh places. So he works hard to be a ship building exhibit on the 17th starting on the 17th

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that probably in the library. Yes. >> Talk of ship figureheads and ship carvings by Ryan Cooper sometime. There's no date on that. and talk of the uh unemployment cordage and what's the 25th 24th with Kingston's

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old anchor forge. >> Yeah. >> Are those all taking place at the Adams? >> The the the exhibits might be at the library, but the speaking is all going to be pretty much the Adam Center. >> Well, I would like to go to the Cage one. That would be interesting. >> That's on the 25th.

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>> What was the 24th? Um, old anchor for >> June 25th. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yes. >> Thank you. >> So, those are all listed like on the library website, >> I think. So, yeah. >> Yeah, that's cool.

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>> And then my great-grandparents rolled into town into the Cordage Company and Company housing. So, >> there'll be a proclamation made at the at the memorial >> the town green. So, yes, of the proclamation,

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we do have an invitation out to the lieutenant governor. We'll wait to hear if um she will be attending. Um if not, we have other representatives there to read the proclamation. The there should be some town um entities that'll be speaking. And then

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we also have the new state veterans um representative was unavailable, but the assistant veterans representative will be there when we dedicate the revolary memorial. Oh, very cool. >> If the stone is not completed by then, we will just do a groundbreaking ceremony. So, we will continue with that

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either way. Great. Yeah. Excellent. >> Sorry, what was it? What day was that? >> Uh June 27th. >> And it's um there's also a craft fair and some food trucks um and music across the street, the Bill House. So, the whole event is about 11 to 3, 11 to 4.

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>> Oh, fun. >> With the proclamation at 1:00. >> We should try to get somebody to ring the bell. I was just thinking, are we the whole town crier gig? Because I feel like >> get a couple of guys because the rope they have now is a very skinny rope and

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it's a devil ring that church. Groundbreaking. >> A beautiful bell up there. >> Yeah, >> that would actually be really cool. >> Who would we talk to about doing it? >> Oh, I'll open the church. I'll show them where the rope is. We just need a couple of guys.

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>> But doesn't the pastor have to be okay? I I am absolutely certain uh that Emily would say that's fine for the 27th that that there is a bell ringing at three kids. >> Emily is on the 300th committee so I think we can discuss.

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>> Yeah. Yeah. All right. >> I think she'll be >> That's right. >> She'll be very happy. >> Yeah. >> And then you have somebody come out and ride their horse down to the green. >> Oh, that would be bring Ringo the horse with trigger. Um, okay. Yeah, the cottage there.

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Samuel Li Morrison wrote a book about Plum Cottage Park. No. Oh, yeah. It's an old book, but it's written in the 50. >> I have a copy. >> Oh, interesting. I'm gonna look that up. >> And the rope walk that's there. We actually have bricks

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from the buildings that were down at College Park when they tore them down. Went through there once and the guy said, "Look at all these bricks." The guy said, "Oh, take what you want." >> So my wife and I, we loaded up our pickup trucks about five times, brought bricks back to the house. >> Oh, those bricks. Antique bricks. Yeah.

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>> But the rope walk that's back there, they moved and they preserved it. It's down at uh Mystic Mystic Seport. >> Really? >> Yeah. So when you go to the rope walk, >> there rope walk. >> Yes, it is. That was enough. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.

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>> Um Okay. Okay. So, that's the 300th. The other thing was the um anniversary committee, but this kind of fall. Is there anything else you we need to know about that? >> Um if anyone's interested, there'll be a parade in uh July on the 25th.

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>> We July 25th. So, we will we are opening up right now for anyone who's interested in being in it. Um it's either marching um vehicles, antique vehicles, or a float. So, um you can check the town website and there's information on how to apply for that.

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>> Are there like themes and stuff or >> um if neighborhoods want to do themes and stuff like that? There may be one or two of the loads from the Thanksgiving Day parade. So, there'll be a theme there, but other than that, um it's up to individual groups. >> Cool.

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>> Alth gave me a call and he called me up. He said, "Do you remember me?" I said, "Of course I do, Wally. What do you mean?" and he wanted to know of the independence both. >> So, um I I said I I'll send you some pictures of a of a model of the one they

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have in the church and it's close enough that it's a it's a brigante. That's what you want. So, I sent them off. He was happy. >> So, you're going to make a float. >> It's going to make a float of the Independence. >> It's a float of the Independence that's for the Thanksgiving Day parade, but it's going to debut in our parade.

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>> Very cool. >> They pass that down the website. John, we sort of talked about this, but will veterans be invited to participate specifically as like, you know, rides? >> Veterans groups or I don't think we're going to do a trolley because Adex is

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quite expensive, but we're trying to get as many antique vehicles as we can and they're more than welcome to ride in those. Yes. >> Gee, maybe >> they won't donate a trolley. It's only like two and a half miles. >> Yeah. Speed of rest right I understand

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paying for the driver, but they the company we get from >> couple of [ __ ] Excuse me. >> Um, what about the Ghost Tour guys? I bet they would. Have you seen them? The guys that do the um, what is it?

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Ghostbusters, ghost tours or whatever. They drive around on the hearse. >> Be cool. >> The more the merry >> That's right. Yeah. Yeah. >> Show the flag, >> right? All right. >> Actually, our biggest hurdle was the um

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we had to apply for the state for a >> um permit to be able to operate on 3A the state road. And that just came through last week. So, we are all approved in >> What's the route, Kon? >> The route is going to be from the elementary school. So, Hilltop, it will

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go down Main Street over the Jones River Bridge um up to Maine and Summer. It will turn left and stay on Main Street, go right up to Tourist Corner. uh route 27 106 right here and then come down and end as it passed by here. So any of the groups that are walking

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will come in this second entrance here. They'll be busted back to the beginning and any of the vehicles and boats will continue down and disperse the end of summer street. >> Will there be any stops along the way? Like >> nothing planned in particular, but if if um some of the floats have bands like they can stop for a little while and

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play some music, right? Um things like that. So, yep. >> Sorry. After Paint Street, uh, where did it go? >> So, left on the main street up to, um, I say tourist corn, but a lot of people don't know what that is. So, Route 27 and 106 intersection. >> And then down Evergreen Street and end

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at the town hall. >> So, will there be any finale type event at the end? >> No, we're not going to do anything because we're doing the old home day in the fall. So, >> and then the proclamation is going to have the craft fair and stuff like that. So the parade is just going to be just a

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parade and end. Yeah. >> So the so the rockation's coming up >> very soon, like three weeks. >> Yeah. >> You better talk to Emily. I hope you you are you going to see her? You want me to call her up? >> No, no, I'll see her next week. I I actually just saw her when I was in the cemetery. Um but she'll be at our

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meeting next week for the 300s. >> I don't know if you saw it. There was a story about a classic card parade during the pandemic. And this woman had like three small children and was stuck at home with them. And so she didn't realize that it was a classic car

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parade. She thought it was just one of those like pandemic car parades that people were doing and stuff. So she went down there in her like minivan line [laughter] her and her her and her kids rode >> which she was like it was at that point

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I was like oh I can't back out now in a line and I can't get out. She's like, "So, I had these like Corvettes behind me and me and my kids and [laughter] >> I'm like, I bet that was the most fun day they've ever had." >> Yeah.

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>> All right. Um, stump removal. We know we're gonna get >> Yeah. I'll purchase $200 worth of stump removal material and uh I'll also I'll go out and acquire it once I get >> really. >> Yeah. And I'll put a little flag on the stump for stumps that I treat so we can keep an eye on something [clears throat] like that.

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>> All right. Now, I haven't done anything with the cabling lynon tree. We still have money in the uh left over from work that we can use to cable at Lynon tree, but we have to get I've asked a couple times about getting a quote for

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it. They don't seem too anxious. So, that's >> Don't you just like wrap it around and stick it in? >> No, they they have um they don't No, this is between these basically. Oh god.

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>> They gave it to each other. >> I was thinking it was the ground brace where they used that >> the metal cables, you know, to keep the trees up, right? >> Gotcha. >> Yeah. >> And then um you guys have to reorganize after

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>> actually. Can I speak on one more thing about the Ober ground first? >> Sure. Um so um working with um Colonial Stone to do that uh Veterans Memorial there, the Revolutionary War Memorial. They're also the company that did our last repairs. That first box tomb um

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they repaired it. It is still cracked again. Um I did speak with some people that there were there was um I spoke with Emily. Um there were some workers that were in there doing stuff for the antenna. Yes. >> We don't know. They would eat lunch out there. We don't know if they were

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sitting on it. We don't know if it would. I'm not trying to blame anyone and we don't know if it might be the vehicles going by because this is the second time it's cracked uh after they repaired it and it's the one closest to the street. So, I will say something to Colonial Storm again to have them check it again. They do back up their work. They came and repaired it once already.

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Um but it is cracking again. So, I >> The cracking you mean is in the mortar? >> The motor that got replaced? Yes. But they fixed a couple others and there's no issue with the other ones. So, just that one in the end. So, either somebody keeps getting on it or the vibrations from the road are doing it or something. >> I was going to say the other thing that

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you might want to look at um is chipmunks. >> Okay. >> Because I have chipmunks in my brick steps. They found like a little hole and they basically just keep excavating the mortar and the dirt to make their bur. >> Yeah. So, they they fixed the bricks on

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the bottom. Those are solid. It's the top of it. But it was also it was also the most damaged one. So, it might just be the weight of all the separate pieces pulling apart as well. Yeah, because that one was in a lot of pieces and it was covered over with a wood box. So, >> did they pin that at all? >> I don't know, but I will ask them if

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there are any other options. >> But the lady that lived over there was remember they came to the meeting um because they said the big trucks on the road were shaking houses apart. >> Reverend Emily said the same thing that sometimes during service the whole church will shake and stuff like that. So, I think that could be a possibility.

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I've been down to one of the houses >> and you see the crack on the wall going right down. It's just no doubt about it. And I'm >> I can't give them >> not historic. >> Um >> Okay. Um

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All right. Other any other new business we have? >> Reorganization. You wanted to talk a little bit about that? I I Ken and I have a couple of people who we think may be interested and how do we um get

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>> how do we get them in? >> No, what I mean how do I do we come to you with the names and you talk to them or or do we say come to a meeting or how does this all work? Well, if you know them, >> okay, and they have if they want to volunteer, they fill out a volunteer

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form at the townhouse here or online >> and put down historical commission that they're interested in. >> Yeah. >> And that goes there. So, when there's a >> opening like there will be, it goes to the chair. They'll tell the chair, "Oh, we've got these people that want to be

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on your committee. Are you interested?" And then you can check them out. >> Three guys. So, and >> Okay, good. >> Good. >> Okay. >> Can I just make one recommendation or question? Do we have limits on how many people are on the committee? >> Seven. Seven. >> Okay.

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>> I would like to get some young people in to get them, you know, >> people. >> No, I'm 52. I'm not exactly springing chicken over here, but no, seriously, like, >> right, I got you. >> Getting people more. I mean, it took me

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until I was 52 to get involved. It would be nice if we could get people, you know, >> I know. I wish I was 52. >> But what I'm saying is it would be nice to have perspective from some of the young families in town who are

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these people is very young >> who might be able to um continue on or you know different perspectives, >> right? More energy. >> Although you guys have a lot of energy. No, I think you guys I mean I think

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there's been quite a lot done, >> but I just it seems like >> more and more positions are running unopposed or unelected or empty or >> done very well in this commission to keep keep membership.

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>> Yeah. And I just feel like maybe, you know, history, the historical commission is sort of a good start for maybe a more civic-minded. >> That is a good point. >> All right. Well, um, so that's how you can get them on. >> Yeah.

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>> Okay. And then All right. It's usually up to you guys to decide. >> That's great. >> How do they do chairs? Do you have to be special? Like any >> Yeah, you really do. required. >> Um, everybody else steps back. >> Is that okay? Are you going to do it? >> Um, I can't do it this year. I need to

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finish up with the 300 stuff. >> Okay. >> Um, possibly in the future and be >> Okay. >> I know you're assistant chair right now. If you want to do I I give you a lucky I can show up at a meeting. >> I wouldn't say at my age, but with

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things that come with my age, put it that way. I'm being politically direct, you know, but uh I'm very interested in what's going on. Don't get me wrong. I I love this stuff, you know, but I seem to be most active sitting at my computer

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looking at old letters and things like that, you know. >> You're a tremendous amount of research there, Tom. >> You do. >> Yeah. And I love the place, too. >> We got other stuff going on. I mean I will so that we have continuity and

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institutional knowledge and such and I would be happy to but at the same time I'm sort of one of the newer members so if one of you guys or Ken or somebody wanted to take it on I would >> be perfectly happy not to >> do you have the mind

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legal mind and uh pretty good you know what I'm saying I I I've been married to a lawyer for 52 years and she's got a legal mind. It's just a way of thinking which is really good. Now we have >> the other position. I'm sorry. Are there

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other like official positions like your secretary? >> Sorry. That will have to be filled as well. >> Is there a treasury >> and a vice chair? No, there's no treasur. >> We never had enough money to have a treasury. >> I know. >> That's a lot of money.

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>> Goes like that. 10 gallons of >> so business. I have uh good news. >> Good news. >> Yeah, good news. >> Uh so the Kingston 300 book, we had 300. We had 1,000 printed sold out.

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>> Bad news. >> Um Kingston 300 book. >> Oh, did you check out the corner? Um early bird. >> Did you check out those books that were at the early bird? Oh yeah. Well, we are we uh they gave us money. Uh we go by I

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go by put there some books over there now. >> No, it's last I don't know if the last meeting or the meeting before it was like every what? They got books. >> Yeah. Somebody was saying there were a bunch of them that >> I did because I went there eating around there. Are these for sale? Yeah. Some lady dropped them off the other day.

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>> Well, I'll go I'll go down to see them. But in any of >> that was a month ago. >> Yeah. Well, we're sold out now as far as I know. I know that Ken, Jan, and I have not. So, the good news is um somebody has stepped forward and has donated

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money for a small second uh uh printing, which will be 300. So, we're going to have 300 printed for those that didn't know or are regret that they didn't get one. And so, that will hopefully be the final. So, we should have those

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hopefully in early July. And um >> is that uh so that's a anonymous donor. You don't want there. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's uh Yeah. This is so they're very fortunate.

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>> And um >> and will they are they donating that money and then the proceeds from selling the books will go back to um uh the the 300 book >> or what they read. We're going to sell

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it um at a price that will basically pay for pay for it with with hopefully no balance at all. We're going to be expiring um uh by the end of this year. We hope

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we just have to pay our taxes. >> Not pay our taxes, but we just have to uh do our federal taxes and that would be all over. And then any money left uh well we may give it to the town or the library or something. >> Okay.

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>> But that but they should they should the way I'm I'm the treasurer. The way I'm looking at it is we're not going to have any money left. So >> but it's going to be a little more expensive because when you print a smaller number >> the price is higher

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>> and um so it's we're thinking maybe $45 $47 something like that. Sorry. The person who's donating the money, are they then just fronting it until you sell the books and then you'll give the money back to them or

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>> uh it's just why don't we say it's just a donor? >> Yeah. Okay. >> It's a little complicated, but it's working very well. Remarkable individual and uh history-minded and >> great and

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great. So there was a and we also had we had uh a money u I think about 7,000 6,000 in our account anyway so we can use that and u you know

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so you don't have to >> money second see the first book was $35 we had $50,000 grant from the state. I mean, it made all the difference. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Well, you guys did a great job. Yeah.

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Oh, >> can boy the work you did. And he has the eye. You have to have an eye how things want things to look. I don't have the eye. He's got it. He

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knows how. Well, so whoever takes over his chair when you go to see and you get relieved, you have relief notes. You have to type up some relief notes for your relief. And um there's a lot of stuff down there. There's a lot I probably got half

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my office crammed with historical commission stuff, too. You're going to whoever is going to inherit and then it can toss whatever you want. But um I will go over stuff with you like like in here I have keys. I have keys to

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the lockers down here. I have keys to the vaults in the cemetery. Those have to be kept safe somewhere for whoever it takes over for that. >> Sure. >> Um we've got the actual copy of the preservation restriction for the townhouse. Um,

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>> it's another thing we probably should just get that to the clerk's office and keep a copy. There's a lot of stuff, a lot of notebooks I have and stuff that >> so we can have a couple of meetings or something maybe. >> Yeah. Yeah. Get a truck or something to

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put it in. [laughter] >> I am not bringing any more stuff into my house. >> You got to put it because >> it's a lot of stuff. It really is. But it's been a great ride. >> New Kingston Museum. >> I have other stuff going on. We have to

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maybe I'll come back to the member someday, but not right away. >> All right. >> I just want to watch your decades of >> Oh, decades commitment to all you've done. >> It was the last century.

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>> I know. [laughter] >> You only had that car you were driving when you first started. You'd be able to be in the parade. Yeah. No, but really appreciate all that you've done and >> thanks for bringing me on board and all the

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>> Yeah, I know you're leaving too. >> I am. But uh I really enjoyed it then. Thank you for leadership. I miss miss >> a lot. Really? >> Oh, no. It's going to be good because you guys will pick up some moves and see.

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>> Well, you better be ready for phone calls, you know, like what do we do about and all that. We have to call our advisor. >> Yeah. I don't know. What do you do? >> You can be the committee. >> This is the guy that's got the memory right here.

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>> John, I just can't remember. You know, just it's always been that way. So, I just as long as I knew where to look for stuff, I was all set. I could find it. That's the important part. That's really thought. >> Anyways, do we have any more business

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for tonight? We need to make motions on the new >> I don't know. Is there somebody going to Oh, you can. We can if we want go that route. If you ever think you're ready to nominate someone for the new position, we can >> we can go right there. >> I make a motion that we nominate Lynn

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Carrero for the position of chair for the historical commission. >> I'll second. >> Okay. And you're agreeable to that? >> I am. >> Thank you. [laughter] I have no idea. >> All in favor?

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>> I I >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> I am very honored. The big shoes to fill, but I will try very hard. >> We have a vice chair. I'm assuming. >> Yeah. I I can I can help out if

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something happens, you know. >> Did you get the key tonight? >> Oh, yes. I always get the key. >> See, you need someone to get the key, >> right? Well, I get a police station just in case cuz you never know. So, I just have it. >> Yeah, this is all the stuff I need to know is who around town I need to

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>> Yeah, I don't know how to start this thing. >> And that I got that's that part's okay. I can handle that part. >> Anything technical, >> but he's >> so then you guys will need a secretary too. >> Email

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Ken's not >> know how to do it. Yeah, >> he was secretary for quite a while. Yeah, >> he was. You believe? >> And now he's he's uh >> we're back into the book again. Okay. >> He's got three grandchildren coming in

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like September, October. Uh he's the treasure of Jonesville Village Historical Society. I mean, he's he's >> No. I'm sure >> because he gave it up for this year. He was saying last year it was too much. So, >> we'll get one of the people to do it.

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>> Exactly. Y We'll have one of the new people do it >> provided we get new people >> and if we don't I'll drag some people in here. >> Yeah, >> I'm busy. But you >> trying to think of something right now. >> No, you know I have a friend who is

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retired. Um she due a medical so she's kind of she goes to knitting class at the Halifax library like three days a week. So super super duper organized. So, she might be she might be interested.

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>> I think you guys met her at the book. >> No, she's 52. She's an old person. >> I'm happy to provide notes and meet and talk to talk through, you know, contact people and >> Yeah. what needs to happen.

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>> Yeah. Yeah. >> I was going to say and what we can do too is type up a a guide so that >> Yeah. If anything ever happens or whatever and someone's got to step in, they have >> I'm actually in the process of writing

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standard proced operating procedures for like my whole team. So can throw you guys into my AI mix. >> So you are going to do that. >> I will. >> Yes. >> So new chair. >> Anything else?

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>> Are you going to stay the CPC representative? so far. >> I was like, I definitely can't pick on another. >> No, no, that's good. >> I know you're enjoying it. >> Uh, next meeting is scheduled for July

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8th, 6:30 in 203. >> July 8th. >> That's the second >> Wednesday. We'll be in London. Uh, >> this year we'll be in London. I'll >> be at Salsbury Beach. Yeah.

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Are you going to London this summer? >> Yeah. >> I'm so jealous. >> Yeah. London, Paris. >> Nice. >> Egypt in October. >> Oh, I went last November. >> Did you? >> I got it. >> Talk. >> Yes. >> Oh, that'll be awesome.

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>> You'll have to come back and give a an alumni talk. [laughter] >> Yeah. So, this is your last meeting then? That's the last meeting. Yeah, >> you're gonna have to have a little get together somewhere. We'll we'll figure that out. >> Right now, he's taking us to Solstice

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for drinks. >> No, after use my uh my MMA credit card, too. >> I won't tell any. [laughter] I won't get caught. Yeah. >> Um Yeah, maybe have a quick episode. >> Yeah, we'll get together. We'll get

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>> that. Yeah, >> it would be very nice. very um all right so then we'll adjourn right we have anything else before someone makes a motion to >> I should make the motion

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>> second all in favor >> I >> all All right.