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Commission proposes interpretive reader boards to boost cemetery engagement and tourism funding
Summary
Members proposed installing interpretive reader boards (photos and histories of notable graves such as Buffalo Soldiers) and suggested using next year's bed‑tax funds to pay for them; they discussed size, placement, and mower safety concerns.
Commissioners proposed adding interpretive reader boards throughout the cemetery to highlight sections, historic burials and old photographs, and discussed funding them with next year's bed‑tax allocation.
A commissioner suggested spotlighting groups such as Buffalo Soldiers and veterans and using old photographs to show how plots originally looked. The chair cautioned about board size and mower safety, noting smaller, low‑profile signs have worked better in the past. The clerk said she would seek size templates and updated quotes to include in the grant proposal for next year.
Members discussed selecting three panels from a short list of five candidate topics for the bed‑tax application and agreed to finalize proposals by the September meeting.
