Commission seeks procurement and insurance information after monument repairs left visibly different

May 18, 2026

Commissioners said repairs to the Veil War monument completed a year ago have not blended with the original stone and asked staff to work with procurement, DPW and finance to get insurance/contract documents and prevent future mismatches.

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Commissioners reported that repairs made to a town monument about a year ago have not aged to match the original stone and in some places show new granite tipped off by vehicle contact. Chair Rita Carr said the work "matches the old in certain respects, and there's areas where you can see bits of granite have been tipped off from people hitting the new pieces." Members asked staff to find the procurement and insurance records related to the repair contract so the town can determine responsibility and avoid repeating the problem on other monuments.

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