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250t'' Committee Meeting Notes
August 27, 2026
BOARD OR COMMITTEE: 250rh Celebration Committee
PLACE OF MEETING: Town Hall MBC Meeting Room
DATE & TIME: Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 6:30 Pm
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE: Robert MaeDonald
Meeting Notes August 27, 2026
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Present: Robert MacDonald, Kevin McNatt, Mallory Aronstein, Eileen Cusack, Mary Chmielecki,
Elvire Stanislous, Nicole Burch, Arlene Coccia, Sacha Zlatkova, Linda McCabe
Missing: Matthew Cook, Kara Griffin, Michelle McKeon
1. Open Meeting:
a. R. McDonald called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm
b. Agendas and other printed items were passed out:
i. The Liberty Tree Proposals
ii. Town of Mansfield Calling All Artists for the designs on the geese statues
2. Meeting notes from July were reviewed
a. Motion to approve July 22, 2026 Meeting notes: S. Zlatkova/K. McNatt
b. Vote: Passed 10:0 at 6:35 pm
3. Treasurer's Report and Discussion and Potential Vote on Treasurer's Report
a. No changes to report
b. No questions from the group
4. Discussion and Potential Vote on 250th Legacy Art and History Trail Project
a. Sculpture Design-
i. M. Arenstein discussed handouts.
ii. Questions about the duck design and process:
1. E. Cusack: Is it the same company that did Goose Creek, South Carolina?
2. M. Aronstein: Yes.
3. E. Cusack: Will we be directing the artists towards historical/related themes
for the decoration?
4. M. Aronstein: Yes
5. M. Clunielecki: Sculpture design- should include the cement footing in the
design, and should the cost be included?
6. M. Aronstein: Cost -Yes. The slabs will be uniform for all the Geese.
b. Motion to approve the goose design as presented: L. McCabe/ A. Coccia
c. Vote: Motion passes 9:0 with 1 abstention (M. Aronstein)
d. Sculpture Locations
i. We are to choose seven locations for the geese statues.
ii. Rob asked each of us to add locations to the list started by M. Aronstein.
1. Below is the list and the locations agreed:
iii. Phase 1 locations
1. East Common across from Charles Day House (Abolition Theme) (Audio
recordings E. Cusack, N. Burch)
2. Elks Hall (Goose dressed as a Mailman) (Audio recordings L. McCabe)
3. MBTA Station (Audio recordings S. Zlatkova)
4. At the bend in Oak Street West Mansfield (Audio recordings R. McDonald)
5. Memorial Park- at the stone wall (Audio recordings K. McNatt)
6. In front of the town hall (Audio recordings N. Burch)
7. Fulton Pond- tied with Copland House (Audio recordings A. Coccia)
iv. Proposed Phase II Locations
West Mansfield sign
West Mansfield Country store area
(South Common) Congregational Church and Abolitionists
Harry Chase Place behind Jimmy's Pub
Mansfield Library
Spring Brook Cemetery Chapel
Chocolate Factory
Fisher Richardson House (Can we put a goose on the land? Explore the idea with
the Historical Commission)
Leonard Family plot, Mill Street (Location where enslaved people were buried —
far off the beaten path and hard to find.)
Flint Farm
Honeydew
Police and Fire Station -Maybe Plymouth Street location
e. Task: S. Zlatkova and M. Aronstein will create a goose location map for the 7 chosen
locations for the conunittee to look at and evaluate next meeting. The goal for this map is
for the Committee to choose the specific location for each goose statue.
f. Task: Rob will send short paragraphs of historical information about each goose location to
M. Aronstein to be added to the "Calling All Artists" document
g. Task: Once the site information is added to the "Calling All Artists" document M.
Aronstein will send this new version to R. MacDonald, who will review the info. The
committee agreed to receive copies of this new document, approved by R. MacDonald, for
use in recruiting artists.
h. Motion to entertain the slate of Goose statue locations proposed by the committee: K.
McNatt/E. Cusack
i. Vote: Unanimously passed 10:0 at 7:43 pm
j. Motion to proceed with purchasing no more than 7 geese from the company discussed
by committee: K. McNatt/ S. Zlatkova
k. Vote: Unanimously passed at 7:54 pm
c. Selection of Artists and Artwork
a. The committee will approve the artwork for each goose statue after receiving proposals
from artists in the community.
f. Historical Audio Recordings
a. Individuals volunteered to write a 2-minute-or-less statement about each goose to be
recorded in the future and accessed by the public via a QR Code on the Goose Statue.
The recordings should be succinct but informative. "If you are done at 90 seconds, fine."
b. Below is the list of locations and Committee members who are doing the audio for the
goose in that location:
1. East Common across from Charles Day House (Abolition Theme)
a. Audio recording: E. Cusack, N. Burch
2. Elks Hall (Goose dressed as a Mailman)
a. Audio recording: L. McCabe
3. MBTA Station
a. Audio recording: S. Zlatkova
4. At the bend in Oak Street West Mansfield
a. Audio recording: R. MacDonald
5. Memorial Park- at the stone wall
a. Audio recording: K. McNatt
6. Town Hall -in front
a. Audio recording: N. Burch
7. Fulton Pond- tied with Copland House
a. Audio recording: A. Coccia
c. The following introduction was dictated by M. Aronstein as the proposed start of each
goose's audio recording:
"My name is: and I worked on the Toum of Mansfield's 250`h
Celebration Committee.
These geese statues demarcate various historical locations throughout our town,
This Goose location is: "
g. Community Engagement
a. The following list of potential advertising sources for community artists to decorate the
geese were listed by M. Aronstein and various Committee Members:
i. Social media
ii. Newsletter
iii. Council on Aging
iv. Mass Art Center
v. High School art teachers
5. Discussion and Potential Vote of 250th Time Capsule Placement for 2075
a. Positive feedback from the Library on the proposed spot.
b. Motion to place the time capsule in Mansfield Public Library: M. Aronstein/ E.
Stanislous
Vote: Unanimously passes 10:0 at 8:12 PM
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