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Working group urges municipal complaint mechanism and grants to address neglected veterans graves
Summary
A Veterans Graves Upkeep working group recommended municipalities appoint three-veteran committees, create a Department of Consumer Protection-administered complaint and grant program for cemetery upkeep, and flagged unclear language for dormant cemeteries that needs clarification before the bill advances.
Municipal and working-group witnesses urged statutory changes and clearer enforcement to address neglected veterans’ graves across Connecticut.
First Selectman Mike Bridal (North Haven), co-chair of a working group, said many veterans’ graves are in private or nonprofit cemeteries and that municipalities receive complaints about neglected markers…
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