Sherborn Cemetery Commission plans certified letter asking Lybarsky brothers to remove large stones

At its April 15, 2026 meeting, the Sherborn Cemetery Commission agreed to send a certified letter to the Lybarsky brothers asking for removal of several large stones and to acknowledge the brothers’ notice that revised sketches will be submitted. George Fiske, a cemetery commission member, presented the status and next steps.

The commission discussed a draft letter that had been reviewed with the Town Administrator and debated whether to amend it to reflect that the Lybarsky brothers plan to submit revised sketches. "The Lybarsky brothers have emailed yesterday noting that revised sketches will be submitted to the cemetery commission in the near future," the minutes record, attributing the update to George Fiske.

Commission members identified three specific requests to include in the letter: removal of the boulders (including four on exposed bedrock), removal of several large flat stones, and removal of large stones near the bottom of the slope adjacent to Open Area A. Robert D’Eramo, associate member, and George Fiske proposed sending the letter as drafted; Sue Tyler suggested explicitly recognizing the brothers’ ongoing work on sketches, and Chuckie Blaney agreed that the initial draft should be modified.

George Fiske said he will modify the draft to include the commission’s key requests and that the letter will be sent certified. The minutes do not record a formal roll-call vote; the action was presented as the agreed next step. The commission recorded that the brothers had already emailed about revised sketches; no timeline for the sketches was specified in the minutes.

Next procedural steps: George Fiske will prepare the revised draft for the commission’s review; the item will carry forward to future agendas. The commission’s next meeting is scheduled for May 20, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.