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Trustee flags inconsistent maps; suggests removing a road and creating cremation half‑lots at Canaan Cemetery
Summary
Trustee Bill Amaral said maps show inconsistent road and lot dimensions at Canaan Cemetery, recommended removing one overlapping road to replace it with grass and noted that less ledge than expected might allow some cremation half‑lots.
At the Aug. 3 meeting, Trustee Bill Amaral reviewed map inconsistencies at Canaan Cemetery and said many roads could be laid out to a 12‑foot drivable width, though some map versions show different dimensions. He suggested eliminating one overlapping road and turning that area to grass to avoid road‑over‑burial conflicts.
Amaral also questioned prior assumptions about subsurface ledge and said there may be space to add cremation half‑lots. The trustees did not adopt a formal plan at the meeting but discussed mapping and marking priorities to better understand available space.
