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Board member proposes small maintenance spending for Nederland cemetery plaques
Summary
A parks board member said volunteers carried out a cemetery cleanup and proposed using a few hundred dollars from the parks maintenance budget to replace failing metal markers with plaques.
During the parks update, Luke reported on a volunteer-led cemetery cleanup and said several historic metal markers have deteriorated and, in some cases, are indistinguishable from surrounding debris. He proposed using a small portion of the parks maintenance budget — "a couple $100" — to purchase replacement plaques for older markers.
Luke described the cleanup work and said he planned a memorial in August; he framed the small budget request as a targeted maintenance expense and did not present it for a formal vote during the meeting.
