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Select Board will not adopt Green Burial Policy; attorney advises filing procedure for private burials, and board to seek repeal of Act 181
Summary
The town attorney advised against adopting a Green Burial Policy; Town Clerk/Treasurer Patti McClure said instead the town will require compliance with state law, a signed acknowledgement, and a recorded map for any private-property burial filings. The board also agreed to send legislators a letter seeking repeal of Act 181.
Town Clerk/Treasurer Patti McClure reported the town attorney advised the Select Board not to adopt a local Green Burial Policy. Instead, the attorney recommended the town adopt a filing process for residents who choose to be buried on private property that requires compliance with state law, a signed acknowledgement and a detailed, recorded map of the burial site; Patti said she will prepare proposed language for the next meeting.
Separately, the board discussed Act 181 and agreed to submit a letter to state legislators requesting repeal; Patti McClure will draft the letter and have Select Board members sign it. No further detail about the content of the repeal request was recorded in the minutes.
