Cultural Council

CITY OF FITCHBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FITCHBURG CITY CLERK Jul 16 2026 9:02 am km FITCHBURG CULTURAL COUNCIL MEETING DATE: Thursday, July 23, 2026 MEETING TIME: 6:00 PM MEETING PLACE: Fitchburg City Hall Name of building (if applicable) Legislative Building Address 700 Main St. City Fitchburg, MA ​ AGENDA ITEMS:* ●​ Introductory Comments: Welcome, MCC Mission, Public Meeting Guidelines / FCC Announcements ●​ Public Comment ●​ New Members applications: ●​ VOTE: Grant Report ●​ VOTE: Treasurer’s Report ●​ VOTE: Minutes to Review: April 23rd and June 3rd , June 25th ●​ Upcoming events announcements / Adjournment o​ Annual Public Meeting August 6, 2026 5:00-7:00 / FAM Planning Tuesday, July 28th o​ Grant Cycle Information / Dates *Tuesday, August 18, 2026 @ 6pm: LCC Guidelines Training Webinar ●​ All recently appointed LCC members are expected to attend, and at least one member from each LCC should plan to attend to note the FY27 changes/timeline. *Friday, August 28, 2026: New Cycle Report (Guidelines & Priorities) Due ●​ This is the deadline to submit your FY27 local guidelines/priorities. *Tuesday, September 1, 2026: Application Opens *Thursday, September 10, 2026 @ 6pm: Applicant Info Session ●​ This webinar is for LCC program applicants. We will walk potential applicants through the application process. Recommended for LCC members and grant applicants. *Thursday, October 15, 2026 @ 11:59pm: Application Closes o​ Upcoming Events The public is invited to participate in the Zoom webinar. Register in advance emailing the FCC address here to receive the ZOOM link to the meeting: fitchburg.mcc@gmail.com *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.  CITY OF FITCHBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about logging in to join the webinar. Public comments can also be emailed to the Council at Fitchburg.mcc@gmail.com by 4PM 24 hours before the meeting. For more information about the Fitchburg Cultural Council, please visit https://www.fitchburgma.gov/708/Cultural-Council Eva Kelly (Chair, Fitchburg Cultural Council) *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.