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Historical society asks township to fund final fencing at Vincentown Friends Cemetery
Summary
The Southampton Historical Society told the committee the multi‑year restoration of the Vincentown Friends Cemetery is nearly complete and requested township funding to finish the Grange Street fencing; the society said burial records are held by the Historical Society and that private donations and society funds have paid prior work.
Bob Ritter, speaking for the Southampton Historical Society Cemetery Committee, reported to the Township Committee on Jan. 15 that a multi‑year effort to restore the Vincentown Friends Cemetery — begun with township approval in January 2015 — is nearly complete but that a final section of fencing along Grange Street remains to be funded.
Ritter said Rutgers students performed subsurface studies in March 2015 and that the society and local businesses funded the initial improvements; a new entrance and signage were installed in May 2018. The society hired a contractor in September 2018 to fix stone alignment and retained Allenco Fence Co. in January 2019 to complete the Grange Street fence. The society asked the committee to consider funding the last fencing segment in the township's 2019 budget.
No formal motion or vote on funding was recorded in the minutes. The committee accepted the request during public comment and took no immediate action.
Ending: The minutes record the society's request and the completion timeline for several phases of the cemetery work; funding for the remaining fencing was left for future budget consideration by the committee.
