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Minutes of Meeting November 5, 2007
Meeting was called to order 7:05 P.M. Present were Dan Ward, Larry Berube,
Larry Konopka, Denise Morin, James Maestranzi, Chief Bob Wharem
Public- Matt Hanson, Dan Schroth, Tom Hitchcock
Minutes of previous meeting were not available.
Public Input-
Matt Hanson – stated that he has researched a little and found that NHAA Office
will work with the school as well as having packets to hand out to kids who need
them.
He also stated that he will be proceeding with a young peoples NA AA meeting on
Wednesday nights and that it will be in a speaker format with Bologna and Cheese
type setting.
Larry Konopka – stated that the Legion might be a place to have a meeting if he
needed one.
Dan Schroth- stated that he found out that the municipality could not do the
Pittsfield Investment concept but that the county diversion program is set up to do
this type of a program and would welcome people from Pittsfield to help.
Jim Maestranzi – Spoke briefly about the Mexican Mafia and the impact that it is
having on crime and the fact that they raised 82 million dollars and that there was
no accountability as to where the money went or to what programs.
Dan Ward – updated the committee on the coalition development and the surveys,
and stated that we are right where we should be for a group who is organizing such
as we are.
Dan also spoke on changing the name from the Pittsfield Drug and Alcohol
Committee to the Pittsfield Drug and Alcohol Coalition. This might open the doors
to future grant money by making the change. Larry Konopka will present to the
board of selectmen to change the name.
On a motion by Larry Konopka and a second by James Maestranzi the brochure
was approved with a minor change to print and begin handing out as a resource.
The mission statement was held and will be presented on November 26, 2007 to the
committee for the purposes of approval. General Consensus was that the Rochester
Mission Statement was very good but we wanted to put a personal touch of Pittsfield
in the Mission Statement.
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Discussion took place concerning the Internet safety course that was presented.
After conversation about the finances a motion was made by Dan Ward to approve
$450.00 for the 5th, 6th and parents program for 2007, which was seconded by Denise
Morin and the vote carried. A request will not have to be done to the board to
expend the money.
The K-9 program was not held, as the presenters didn’t respond to our contact with
an answer. Dan will speak with the K-9 handler that he knows to see if a possible
presentation can be made soon to the committee.
Dan Ward gave a brief talk on what to expect next with the formation of the
Coalition and who the interested parties should be. He provided a handout with
information to further explain.
On a motion by Larry Konopka and Second by Larry Berube the meeting
adjourned at 8:25 P.M.