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Cemetery committee approves repurchase of Thorpe family lot
Summary
The Town of Concord Cemetery Committee voted Nov. 6 to repurchase a Thorpe family burial lot after the family offered to sell it back; the motion was seconded and carried by roll call. Committee members did not set a broader policy change for lot repurchases at the meeting.
The Town of Concord Cemetery Committee voted on Nov. 6, 2024, to repurchase a burial lot offered back to the town by the Thorpe family. Committee member (unnamed in the transcript) moved to repurchase the Thorpe plot; another member seconded the motion, which carried on a roll‑call vote. Chair Jeff Walton recorded the motion as passed after members voted 'aye.'
The motion as stated on the record was limited to the single lot offered for sale back to the town. The committee did not discuss a change to standing lot‑sale policy; members framed the action as a straightforward repurchase because the plot was vacant and the family requested the town buy it back. The transcript notes the transaction would follow standard rate discussions; a figure of "$4,400" was referenced in the discussion about current rates but the motion itself was simply to approve repurchase.
The vote was taken by roll call. Jeff Walton recorded the affirmative votes of Jeff Walton, Priscilla (Sures) and Jerry (Suresh) and declared the motion passed. The meeting record does not capture a full numeric tally of all members present for that specific vote, and no amendments or conditions to the repurchase were added during the discussion.
The committee adjourned later the same meeting and confirmed its next meeting for Dec. 4, 2024.
