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1. COMMUNICATION, Department of Parks, Recreation and Beaches, submitting a Memorial Park Bench and Tree Dedication Program Application for a bench and plaque to be located along the new pathway on Brownell Avenue, at the foot of Sheldon Street, in honor of FREDDIE MELLO. (Matter ID #1230) (Referred – July 16, 2026.)
INVITEES: David & Pamela Mello, Applicants; Brandon Fernandez, Superintendent of Park Maintenance, Department of Public Infrastructure
2. COMMUNICATION, Department of Parks, Recreation and Beaches, submitting a Memorial Park Bench & Tree Dedication Program Application for a bench and plaque to be located at Fort Taber, replacing an existing bench, in memory of ARTHUR C. BURTON, JR. (Matter ID #1323) (Referred – August 25, 2026)
INVITEES: Charlene A. Burton, Applicant; Brandon Fernandez, Superintendent of Park Maintenance, Department of Public Infrastructure
3. COMMUNICATION, Department of Parks, Recreation and Beaches, submitting a Memorial Park Bench & Tree Dedication Program Application for a bench and plaque to be located at the corner of Buttonwood Street and Lake Street, to the right of the Italian American Memorial, in memory of CARL NATHO. (Matter ID #1324) (Referred – August 25, 2026)
INVITEES: Angela Natho, Applicant; Brandon Fernandez, Superintendent of Park Maintenance, Department of Public Infrastructure
4. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the Special Committee on Memorials & Dedications meet with Rosemary Gill, President & CEO of the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, to discuss a portrait tribute of Armand Marchand and George Charbonneau, founders of the New Bedford Festival Theatre and former New Bedford High School Drama Club teacher; this portrait would hang in the entrance lobby of the Zeiterion Theater as a tribute to a man who gave it all to the art of the theater through his productions and to his legacy in the City of New Bedford. (Matter ID #1256) (Referred, as Amended – July 17, 2025.) (September 10, 2025 – tabled)
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