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Cemetery commission flags $24,400 in masonry and tree repairs; suggests perpetual care fund use
Summary
The Lakeville Cemetery Commission reported damage to stone walls at Pond and Strawberry (Strowbridge/Strawberry) cemeteries — estimates total about $14,600 for Strowbridge and $9,800 for Pond — and recommended using the cemetery perpetual care trust to cover additional repair costs beyond the commission's budget balance.
At the April 10 meeting, the Lakeville Cemetery Commission described two masonry and site-repair needs that will exceed the commission’s current operating balance and proposed tapping the cemetery perpetual care trust for additional funds.
Cemetery commissioner representatives told the board that an uninsured vehicle damaged a retaining stone wall at Pond Cemetery in early 2024; the commission approved an estimate of $9,800 to repair roughly 100 feet of wall that, according to the presentation, also requires replacement of stolen stone and resetting of…
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