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Cemetery trustees propose expansion onto town land with $92,000 estimated cost
Summary
Cemetery Trustees presented a proposal to expand the town cemetery onto adjoining municipal land to add columbariums (about 80% of new area), a mausoleum and a veterans' section; site grading and installations are estimated at $92,000, offset by trustee funds and donated materials and labor, with a public hearing planned for May 7.
Cemetery Trustees presented a plan April 2 to expand the cemetery onto adjoining town-owned land that would add columbariums, a mausoleum and a dedicated veterans' section. The board heard site-preparation and cost details and set a timeline for public review.
Trustees estimated total site-preparation and installation costs at $92,000 and said those costs would be offset by funds from the Cemetery Trustees along with donated materials and labor from Severino Trucking. Trustees described plans to dedicate roughly 80% of the new area to columbariums with a reserved section for veterans. The Trustees requested that the Planning Board schedule a public hearing; the Board agreed to place the matter on the first part of the May 7 work session and noted a 30-day notice period is required before work could begin. Trustees indicated they would like to begin work in July, pending Planning Board review and notice to the Board of Selectmen.
The April 2 minutes show the Planning Board listened to the Trustees’ proposal and set the public-hearing timeline; no regulatory approvals or construction contracts were authorized at the meeting.
