Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Cemetery topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Broad Brook Cemetery steward raises tree and road-safety concerns; board to review
Summary
Sara Tuthill, Broad Brook Cemetery Association secretary, asked the Selectboard to address large limbs from adjacent trees, management of neighboring hayfields, and vehicle strikes on the cemetery fence; the board said some trees may fall under the Tree Warden and will take additional review.
Sara Tuthill, Secretary of the Broad Brook Cemetery Association, told the Selectboard she is concerned about trees along the cemetery boundary with large limbs overhanging gravesites and management of adjacent hayfields. She also reported vehicles have struck the cemetery fence perpendicular to River Road and requested consideration of improved signage at the Broad Brook Road and River Road T-junction.
Town Administrator Nicola Shipman said authority over the trees may fall to the Tree Warden if they are municipal shade trees, and the board thanked Sara and said additional review is required before determining next steps. The board did not make a binding decision at this meeting but noted that the Highway Department could assist with paver replacement at the Baxter Memorial Library where needed and discussed responsibilities for tree oversight and public-right-of-way hazards elsewhere in the meeting.
