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Cemetery trustees outline mapping and signage plan; council approves $963 operating request
Summary
Trustees told council they completed a GIS layer for cemeteries and declined a subscription-based cemetery-management product; council approved a $963 FY26-27 cemetery operating budget to finish mapping and add signage.
The Hooksett Cemetery Commission presented a small operating budget request of $963 and described efforts to finish GIS mapping for older cemeteries and to add small signs with QR codes for lot information. A trustee explained volunteers and town staff put records into an Excel spreadsheet and added a GIS layer, which reduced the need for an off-the-shelf subscription product.
The trustees said the GIS work and Find a Grave entries allow staff and residents to locate graves within about 10 to 15 feet, and they requested modest funds for signage and stone-cleaning supplies. After questions from councilors about mapping availability to the public and the number of stones covered by cleaning supplies, the council approved the cemetery commission operating budget by roll call.
