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Town of Southborough centennial committee approves minutes, hears parade, time capsule and drone show updates
Summary
The Town of Southborough Centennial Committee approved its Feb. 11 minutes as amended and reviewed planning details for the parade (including a proposed $25,000 initial authorization request to the supporting 501(c)(3)), a time capsule, a draft drone-show contract and a temporary banner bylaw on the warrant. Several items were deferred for further detail at the April 8 meeting.
The Town of Southborough Centennial Committee met March 11 and approved the minutes of its Feb. 11 meeting with minor editorial corrections after brief discussion.
The committee spent the bulk of the meeting on operational planning for major centennial events. A committee member presenting parade costs said estimates ranged from $50,000 to $75,000 and that the group would ask the town-supporting 501(c)(3) to authorize up to $25,000 initially to reserve participant slots and begin recruitment; the member said the committee would provide a prioritized budget showing exactly how the requested funds would be used. "I will be asking the committee to vote and recommend that the 5013C approve us obligating up to 25,000 bucks," the member said.
Andrew, a committee…
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