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Committee approves Thompson Hill handout with edits; cemetery walking tour and belfry repair discussed
Summary
The committee approved a revised Springtown/Thompson Hill Cemetery handout subject to edits, heard an update that the Lakeville Historical Society belfry repair should proceed as weather allows, and discussed a 2025–2028 walking-tour program tied to the town’s 175th anniversary.
The Town of Lakeville Community Preservation Committee voted to approve a handout describing proposed Thompson Hill Cemetery repairs, subject to editorial edits and a clarified photo caption, and heard project updates from liaisons.
During the packet review, staff circulated a draft handout describing a proposed CPA-funded project to repair table stones at Thompson Hill Cemetery. Committee members proposed language changes: replacing the word “installment” with “project” in the description, adding a photo caption reading that the picture “is part of the first completed project of repairs at Thompson Hill Cemetery,” clarifying the term “table stones,” and correcting punctuation in several paragraphs. After proposed edits were agreed, a member moved to approve the handout subject to those changes; another member seconded. The committee then voted by voice to approve the handout for distribution.
On project updates, the committee heard that the Lakeville Historical Society’s belfry repair work has been delayed by cold weather but should proceed in the coming weeks as temperatures rise, according to the project liaison. The committee also discussed plans for a town walking tour of repaired gravesites tied to Lakeville’s 175th anniversary: members described plans for a fall 2025 preview series leading up to the 2028 celebration, including a free walking tour highlighting repaired table stones and notable interments. Maureen Beard, identified in the meeting as a historian with visual materials, and references to Jean Delet’s cemetery research were noted as sources for the planned interpretive material.
The committee asked staff to finalize the handout edits, forward the packet to Andrew (staff) and include the revised budget materials before the spring outreach event.
