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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Board of Cemetery Trustees
Date: 2014 -06 -24
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Time: 6:00 PM
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Location: Berger Room
Ron Stortz, William Brown, Mary Vincent, Elise Ciregna, Olive Hecht
Members - Not Present:
Janet Baronian
Others Present:
Robert Keating, Kevin Sexton
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: William Brown
Topics of Discussion:
Town of Reading
Board of Cemetery Trustees
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Pursuant to a meeting legally posted, the meeting of June 24, 2014 convened at 6:00 P.M. in the
Berger Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading Town Hall.
Present: Ron Stortz, Vice Chairman
William Brown, Secretary
Mary Vincent
Elise Ciregna
Olive Hecht
Not Present: Janet Baronian, Chairman
Also Present: Robert Keating, Superintendent, and Kevin Sexton, Selectmen
Review of Past Meeting Minutes
The Minutes of May 20, 2014 were reviewed and approved by a vote of 5 -0 on a motion by
Elise Ciregna and seconded by Olive Hecht.
General Business
Bob and the Board explained to Selectmen Sexton the need for a new building and why it
should not be with the DPW at Newcrossing Rd. The Board felt that the need is now and that it
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is a matter of time before an employee may be hurt in the present building. It was pointed out
that the Forest Glen site would allow for expansion and is not desirable for burials due to ledge.
Bob told the Board that Mrs Blodgett received $7500 in matching funds for the civil war marker
restoration, and that she and her husband donated Laurel bushes to the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Bob noted that Memorial Day services went off well and that Frank Driscoll did a good job as
usual.
Receipts
Bob did not have receipts but indicated all was well.
Adiourn
The meeting adjourned at 6:40 PM. The next meeting of the Trustees will be Tuesday,
September 9, 2014.
Respectfully submitted,
William . Brown
Secretary
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