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Sexton reports busy cemetery season; council and sheriff discuss veterans memorial name corrections and wreath program
Summary
Mendon's sexton reported 29 burials since December 27 and asked council for help updating the veterans memorial and adding names; councilors agreed to compile vetted lists and support wreaths for veterans' graves this year.
Mendon's cemetery sexton reported a busy period and told the City Council the cemetery has handled 29 burials since late December.
The sexton said several families have requested name additions and corrections at the town's veterans memorial and requested the city compile an authoritative list and consider a future plaque update. Councilors agreed that names should be limited to Mendon veterans and asked staff to verify eligibility before placing names on the memorial; the sexton said he would gather candidate names and asked the city to confirm criteria.
Council members discussed a local effort to place wreaths on veterans' graves during the national wreath program; Stokes Trucking and a local volunteer said they would assist. The sexton asked staff to assemble a vetted list of missing or incorrect names. "Make sure the names are legit," a councilor said; the sexton replied that he would verify and bring a list forward.
The sexton also reported operational items: monument plaque work, scheduling for additional burials moved from other jurisdictions and the need to order rebar for plaque installations. He asked the council to authorize quarterly updates to the council on cemetery operations; the mayor agreed.
Councilors asked staff to compile cost estimates for memorial corrections and to include the sexton in planning and scheduling for upcoming burials and memorial events.
