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Town of Reading <br />Board of Cemetery Trustees <br />Wednesday, November 6, 1996 <br />Pursuant to a meeting legally posted, the meeting of November 6, 1996 convened at 7:30 P.M. in <br />the Berger Room, Reading Town Hall Annex, Reading, MA. <br />Present: Daniel F. Driscoll, Chairman <br />John Silvaggi, Vice-Chairman <br />Mary Vincent, Secretary <br />William Brown <br />Roc O'Connell <br />Robert Keating, Superintendent of Cemeteries was also in attendance. <br />Review of Past Meeting Minutes <br />On a motion by Randolph Harrison, seconded by John Silvaggi, the minutes were accepted <br />unanimously. <br />FY 98 Budget Review <br />Form A Oct. 30-961 Proposed Budget (1998) - Bequest Income was increased to $96,041. and <br />Sale of Lots was decreased to $20,000. The Board approved the transfer unanimously. <br />Form B - Step increases included <br />Form C - Superintendent Keating noted budget item for special licenses - Commercial, <br />Heavy equipment, HASMAT, etc. <br />Form D- Discussion of waste oil heating source. Supertindent Keating explained to <br />Trustees that this was an unreliable source of energy to be used. <br />Superintendent Keating is checking with Town Manager Hechenbleikner on water in Cemeteries <br />being metered. Parks and playgrounds are not. Budget FY 98 proposal accepted by the Board. <br />Wood End Update <br />Over 10" of rain fell in 2 day period. Wood End was flooded with rain water discharging into wet <br />land area. Superintendent Keating is working with engineers to connect the catch basins with an <br />equalizer pipe. <br />Columbarium discussion: The Board decided that this would not be a feature at Wood End. A <br />discussion was held regarding the use of a blue-stone wall at the inside circle of the Cemetery. <br />There would be room for an Urn Garden in this area. Curbing in the front of the Cemetery to be <br />installed shortly. <br />