Cultural Council
Regular MeetingFitchburg, MA · September 21, 2021
Minutes
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May 27 2022 11:30 am
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Agenda
CITY OF FITCHBURG Filed
Filed in
in the
the City
City Clerk’s
Clerk’s Office:
Office:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FITCHBURG CITY CLERK
Sep 17 2021 8:59 am
FITCHBURG CULTURAL COUNCIL: SEPTEMBER 21 2021 – MONTHLY MEETING
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
MEETING TIME: 4:30 ☐PM TO 5:30☐PM
MEETING PLACE:
Name of building (if applicable) The Legislative Building
Room number (if applicable)
Address 700 Main St.
City Fitchburg
AGENDA ITEMS: *
● Call meeting to order, Meeting Guest Protocols, Commendation, Stating of Mission
● Grantee Updates/Modifications/Extensions
● Treasurer’s & Grant Coordinator Report
● New Members
● Fitchburg Open Studios + Meet & Greet
● Winter Projects
● Review Past Meeting Minutes
● FCC TV Update
● Adjournment
NOTES: Register in advance for the Public Comment/Hearing portion of the Agenda by emailing us at Fitchburg.mcc@gmail.com
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about logging in to join the webinar.
Public comments of no more than two (2) minutes can also be sent to the Council by 5pm Monday via
email: Fitchburg.mcc@gmail.com
Tamar Russell Brown, LCC Chair
*Please note: Massachusetts Open Meeting Law requires that all topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates must be listed and
that the list of topics must be sufficiently specific to reasonably inform the public of the issues to be discussed at the meeting.
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