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Select Board hears update on Hackett site cleanup; conservation commission to fund mowing
Summary
Town trustees and volunteers reported continued cleanup of the Hackett historic site, with the conservation commission agreeing to fund a contractor to mow and further site work. Trustees described new signage and plans for visitor kiosks and self-guided materials; some Select Board members urged a written plan before further spending.
Brookfield Select Board members received an update on volunteer and conservation work at the James Hackett historic site, and the conservation commission agreed to cover a contractor's fee to mow and clear portions of the property.
The trustees and volunteers said recent work cleared the cellar hole, the foundation of a former store and two old wells, and that grave markers at the small family cemetery were in "pristine condition," with American and state flags placed at the Colonel Hackett grave. "We finally put a sign up at the graveyard, first time in 223 years that the graveyard actually has a sign," said Susan Weiske, one of the…
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