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Applicant for family burial plot told to secure Board of Health signoffs; public hearing continued
Summary
Alan W. Feeney requested permission for a small family cemetery at 2 Feeney Road; the Holyoke Board of Health told the committee the applicant must obtain MassDEP, conservation commission and Board of Health written approvals before burials can proceed. The public hearing was continued to April 8.
The DGR Committee heard March 11 from Alan W. Feeney, who applied for a special permit to establish a small family burial plot at 2 Feeney Road in Holyoke. Feeney said the proposed site is a 30‑by‑50‑foot clearing on pastureland he owns adjacent to the parcel and that he plans space for roughly five to six plots.
The committee read a written communication from the Holyoke Board of Health detailing technical requirements that must be met before burials can proceed. The Board of Health message stated, in part, that the applicant will need MassDEP approval,…
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