Resident seeks permit for nighttime 'ghost' programs; board points to town curfew and safety concerns
A resident asked the cemetery board for permission to hold nighttime 'ghost' tours; board members said cemetery curfew is defined as 'dusk' in the ordinance and final permission would rest with the town board, which is unlikely to grant after-hours openings due to enforcement and safety concerns.
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Resident Troy Weeks requested permission to operate nighttime 'ghost' programs at the cemetery and asked whether the cemetery board could grant a permit for night events. Board members said the cemetery curfew is described in the town ordinance as "dusk," and explained that the town board, not the cemetery operations board, controls ordinances. "It says dusk in here," Weeks observed while pressing for a precise definition; a board member responded that the language is kept intentionally vague and final permission would be a town-board decision.
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