CEMETERY COMMITTEE MINUTES

March 26, 2009

3:30 pm

ROOM B

AUDREY P. BECK BUILDING

Present: Isabelle Atwood (Chair), Barry Burnham, Rudy Favretti, Mary Landeck, Ethel Larkin,

Staff present: Lon Hultgren, Mary Stanton,

• The Chair recognized Karen Taylor who spoke about her wish to clean up the Durkee Cemetery.  Ms. Taylor noted that there is a branch over hanging the stones that should be examined.  The Public Works Department will do so.
• Maintenance Spring and Summer 2009 – The Committee agreed to continue with the same maintenance plan as in 2008. Mr. Hultgren will forward a letter to Mr. Dillman outlining the maintenance work.
• Ms. Atwood suggested wording for the template that the Committee was asked to provide to the Strategic Planning Committee. All members were in agreement with her suggestions.  The Town Clerk will provide the information to the Town Manager’s office.
• Restoration – Ms. Atwood and the Town Clerk will contact Tri County Memorials regarding restoration of the brown monolith in the Mansfield Center Cemetery.  Mr. Favretti has the needed specifications for the restoration. 
•  Gurleyville Burial Grounds- Mr. Hultgren showed slides of the work to date.  His Department will finish the work in the next few weeks including cleaning roots and rocks out of the area designated for urns.  Mr. Favretti suggested the Town receive authorization from families prior to the scattering of ashes.  He will provide a copy of an authorization form.  Mr. Favretti will also compile pricing information and rules prior to the next meeting.
• Brochure – The cemetery brochure will have to be revisited so as to include the new cremation burial grounds information and pricing.  Ms. Landeck suggested that a reference be made to material regarding the cemeteries that is stored in the Town Clerk’s vault.  Members were in agreement.

The next meeting of the Committee will be scheduled for midsummer.

The meeting adjourned at 4:40 P M

Mary Stanton, Town Clerk