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Select Board declares Brentwood Poor Farm site an abandoned cemetery under state statute
Summary
After completing required public notices with no claimants, the Brentwood Select Board voted to declare the Brentwood Poor Farm Cemetery (tax map lot 206.090.001) an abandoned cemetery under state law, allowing cemetery trustees to proceed with next steps.
The Brentwood Select Board voted to declare the cemetery at the former Brentwood Poor Farm an abandoned cemetery after the statutory public-notice period expired with no family members or claimants coming forward.
The board’s action applies to the parcel identified in meeting remarks as tax map lot 206.090.001 and was taken after the cemetery commission confirmed the town met the statutory notice requirements. The declaration starts the formal process outlined in state law for abandoned cemeteries and allows cemetery trustees to carry out follow-up steps…
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