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Select Board authorizes AV support and use of Town Hall for Plains Cemetery 300th celebration
Summary
The Select Board agreed March 24 to let town staff provide audio-visual support and allow use of Town Hall as a rain venue for the Plains Cemetery 300th anniversary celebration; vote carried 4-0-1 with one abstention.
The Kingston Select Board on March 24 authorized town staff to provide audio-visual support and to allow use of Town Hall as a rain site for the Plains Cemetery 300th anniversary celebration on May 31.
Ernie Landry, chair of the Heritage Commission, described plans for two guided tours of the Plains Cemetery and an interspersed ceremony, and asked the board to allow staff (Adam) to operate AV equipment at Town Hall if rain required moving the ceremony indoors. Landry said the New Hampshire Humanities will fund the tours and noted organizers wanted a video of an earlier tour available inside Town Hall for people unable to attend in person.
Adam (town staff) told the board he can provide AV support but said the current Town Hall setup may require additional work to interface playback devices with the speakers; he offered to prepare the system if the board approved. Board members said they were comfortable with Adam preparing the setup if he is available.
Motion by Laurie Switt, second by Peter Bakke, carried 4-0-1 (one abstention). The board noted the room had already been reserved and asked organizers to coordinate logistics with staff and to notify the Select Board about selectmen participation in the ceremony.
Why it matters: The decision secures town support for an anniversary event that organizers expect to attract dozens of residents and ensures people unable to attend the cemetery tour can view a recorded presentation at Town Hall.
Board members stressed accessibility and sign-up limits for tours (estimated ~70 people per tour) and asked organizers to arrange a rain backup plan and advance sign-up process.
