WNRTA COMMITTEES/STUDY GROUPS Aug 09-Aug 10
MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO JOIN any of these committees and/or study groups (other than the Executive Committee which is restricted to the officers of WNRTA). Contact ~Alice Iacuessa, President of WNRTA at wellfleetnrta@verizon.net~or write to Alice at P. O. Box 766, So Wellfleet, MA ~02663. ~~Your participation is needed and welcomed!
STANDING COMMITTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: ~
Purpose: ~Advise and assist the President; to consider issues where quick decisions need to be made; to conduct the business of the Association in the absence of the President.
Members: ~Officers of the Association
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
Purpose: ~Develop plans to recruit new members and retain current members; make recommendations to the Board of Directors; distribute invitations to join, be present at summer meetings to accept dues and answer membership iinquiries:
Chair: Peg Landon and Diane Mangiaratti ~Members: Georgie Gatch, Esther Elkin
NEWSLETTER
Purpose: ~Solicit articles from committee chairs and membership; edit and print winter and spring newsletters
Editor: Dwight Estey ~
NOMINATING COMMITTEE:
Purpose: ~Solicit nominations from membership for officers and board members; present a well balanced board for elections (organizational skills, time and geographic distribution); request brief biography and reason person wants to serve; report recommendations to board and then to membership; present report to WNRTA Annual Meeting for vote.
Chair: Susan Reversby, Carol Lazarus, Dorothy Altman
PROGRAM COMMIITTEE
Purpose: ~Plan and produce 2 or 3 summer meetings for the general membership; determine formats of meetings; arrange for speakers, place and time; clear dates with other major organizations to avoid conflicts; prepare and distribute fliers, press releases for general membership meetings distribute and analyze audience evaluation forms for future program and membership purposes.
Dwight Estey, Michael Fisher
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE:
Purpose: ~To arrange for refreshments at membership meetings and to organize annual gatherings for the board
members:
Chair: Aggie Wolf Members: Mary VonKaesborg, Marilyn Williams
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
OYSTERFEST COMMITTEE:
Purpose: To plan and organize a booth for the Wellfleet Oysterfest
Chair: ~Bill Toner Members: Dwight Estey, Peg Landon, Diane Mangiaratti, Marilyn Williams
JULY 4TH FLOAT COMMITTEE:
Purpose: To plan and organize a float for the 4th of July Parade.
Chair: Marilyn Williams Members: Peg Landon, Diane Mangiaratti, Agnes Wolf
DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, ZONING & AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Purpose: ~Follow Wellfleet Planning Board agendas and keep members informed of relevant information; help members to understand importance of zoning bylaws for controlling growth in Wellfleet and the Lower Cape; follow development of Local Comprehensive Plan and Town Charter review.
Chair: Dorothy Altman Members: Elga Wasserman, Agnes Wolf, Georgie Gatch
WELLFLEET HARBOR, BEACHES AND PONDS
Purpose: ~ Keep members informed of activities and issues relating to the marina and harbor including progress of the Herring River estuary restoration; investigating and monitoring the state of beaches and ponds and their facilities.
Chair: Carol Winer Members: Dwight Estey, Michael Fisher, Georgie Gatch, Mary VonKaesborg, John Partridge, Susan Reversby, Esther Elkin
WELLFLEET'S FINANCES
Purpose: ~Study Wellfleet municipal finances, including sources of funding, expenditures, use of overrides and debt exclusion and capital outlay planning; explore money-saving strategies, as appropriate.
Chair: Bill Toner Members: Carol Lazarus, Steve Winer, John Partridge, Georgie Gatch
HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN WELLFLEET
Purpose: ~To study and identify ways to support the Town in its efforts to preserve, protect and develop historic or archaeological assets. ~
Chair: Peg Landon Member: Dwight Estey,
TRANSFER STATION
Purpose: ~To support the Town in making the Transfer Station as user friendly, environmentally responsible, and conforming to regulation as is feasible.
Chair: Michael Fisher ~
WATER COMMITTEE
Purpose : ~ To be informed on the status of the municipal water system and keep members informed as the town makes decisions concerning its water system.
Chair: Carol Winer
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