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of I? <br />n <br />General Business <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Mrs Blodgett explained that she wanted the Boards help and permission to repair several Civil <br />War veterans' headstones in Laurel Hill, and to place five that did not have any marker. She <br />explained that there is a matching grant from the state. The grant requires that the applicant <br />must be a municipality or a non - profit, which she is not. <br />Bob explained that as a town, we could not use perpetual care funds, which are public funds to <br />repair headstones on a private lot. He also explained that the stones could not be repaired <br />without permission of next of kin. He will attempt to find them for permission. He did state <br />that the Board could declare them a hazard and then they could be repaired. <br />Frank Driscoll stated that as the Veterans Agent, he could apply for the five markers for the <br />veterans without any headstone or marker. The Board indicated that they would waive the <br />installation fee of $100 each and that would be an in -kind donation. <br />Bill Brown will work with Mrs Blodgett to find a source of funding. The application must be <br />filed by April 1, 2014. <br />Bob stated that there were 122 interments this year, 42% of which were cremations. <br />Bob gave the Board an update on the cemetery garage and that the overall study by Western & <br />Sampson has not been finished, it is expected at any time, hopefully in time for our next <br />meeting. <br />Receipts <br />Receipts are normal. <br />Adiourn <br />The meeting adjourned at 6:40 PM. The next meeting of the Trustees will be Tuesday, March <br />11 th <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />William C. Brown <br />Secretary <br />Page 1 2 <br />