Minutes
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Winthrop Commission on Disability MINUTES Meeting Date: July 9, 2025 Commission Members In Attendance: John Morgan Kathleen Kane Karla Murphy Public: Lisa Plotnik Nancy Tufo Susan Smith Hannah Belcher 1. Roll call 2. Approved minutes from June meeting 3. Remembrance of Gerald (Jerry) DiFranza Two bricks were purchased from the Winthrop Improvement & Historical Association BRICK 1: three lines Jerry DiFranza Advocate for the Blind Brick 2: three lines Jerry DiFranza Winthrop Commission on Disability Members of the commission donated funds to cover the $200 cost; Karla mailed in forms 4. ADA Anniversary in July • Karla & Nancy set up a bookshelf in the Wintrop Public Library with books purchased by WCOD using 22G funds; Karla made a stand up flyer for the table regarding ADA 35 and using the material provided by Susan Smith; John Morgan will pick up and display our Resource Guides on the shelf • Karla wrote a press release for the Transcript which the Commission reviewed; Hannah will get the article into the paper • Karla sent along the ADA35 Flyer to the TM blog; it appeared this week and will run until the rally is over 5. MBTA Bus Line • John Morgan brought more info before the commission; there are 2 issues—the bus routes, and the bus shelters • To get from one end of Winthrop to the other, a rider must exit the bus and wait for the other bus to complete the journey; the wait is sometimes up to 20 minutes, which can be a hardship in inclement or hot weather and is a real inconvenience to get to the other side of town • Hannah spoke about the Bus Network Redesign; service will now stop at the Landing, which essentially cuts off all residents beyond that point from public transportation • Lisa Plotnik also spoke about the situation; the frequency is greatly reduced, and it now takes close to an hour to go anywhere in Winthrop by bus • The Town Council has reached out to the MBTA about these issues; Hannah will forward their correspondence with the MBTA to us, and we agreed that we can review those and then decide what to do 6. Election of Officers/ Recruitment of New Members We discussed new officers, perhaps co-chairs; at this point, we decided to table the elections until the next meeting 7. Guest for Sept meeting: Meredith Hurley speaking about Project Lifesaver NEXT MEETING: September 10 at 6 p.m. There will not be a meeting in August. Respectfully submitted, Karla Murphy