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Town manager asks council to consider policy for 45 town‑owned cemetery lots and to solicit municipal attorney proposals
Summary
Town Manager Mr. Sturgis told the council that the cemetery commission cares for town lots and that the town owns about 45 unallocated cemetery lots; he also reported that Jensen Baird is leaving municipal practice and recommended issuing an RFP for legal services, a step councilors supported.
Town Manager Mr. Sturgis briefed the Cumberland Town Council on April 28, 2025, about two items he said may require future council direction: establishing a policy for the town’s roughly 45 unallocated cemetery lots and whether to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for municipal legal services after the town’s current firm exits municipal practice.
Sturgis said he attended the cemetery commission’s annual meeting and reported that the commission is “quite healthy” in terms of finances…
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