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Commission updates ground‑penetrating radar, monument restoration and Newtown title work
Summary
Commissioners reported ongoing GPR (ground‑penetrating radar) surveys, monument restoration deliveries, and title research for Newtown Cemetery; contractors and schedules were discussed but no firm dates or new contracts were approved at the meeting.
The Nantucket Cemetery Commission reviewed multiple preservation projects including ground‑penetrating radar (GPR) surveys, monument restoration logistics and title work for Newtown Cemetery.
Commissioners said a contractor who previously worked on surveys has been engaged again and that a GPR survey at Quaker Cemetery previously found graves close to the fence. One speaker noted the GPR contractor had recommended lifting turf for better results and that graves were detected "right up to the fence." Commissioners said the next GPR work is likely to occur in the fall because…
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