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Chair proposes feasibility study to adapt Rural Cemetery water tower as columbarium
Summary
The commission discussed a proposal to commission a feasibility study into converting Southborough's Rural Cemetery water tower into a columbarium, following initial interest from an architectural firm experienced with cemetery projects.
Chair Kevin Miller proposed on Nov. 5 that the commission explore adaptive reuse of the Rural Cemetery's 1903 stone water tower as a columbarium (a repository for cremated remains). He said he contacted William Rawn Associates, which had done a recent Mount Auburn Cemetery project, and that a principal at the firm responded positively to a feasibility exploration.
Miller said the…
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