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Date: 2016-06-28 Time: 6:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location:
Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Janet Baronian, Ron Stortz, William Brown, Elise Ciregna, Olive Hecht
Members - Not Present:
Mary Vincent
Others Present:
Robert Keating
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: William Brown
Topics of Discussion:
Town of Reading
Board of Cemetery Trustees
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Pursuant to a meeting legally posted, the meeting of June 28, 2016 convened at 6:00 P.M. in the
Berger Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading Town Hall.
Present: Janet Baronian, Chairman
Ron Stortz, Vice Chairman
William Brown, Secretary
Elise Ciregna
Olive Hecht
Absent: Mary Vincent
Also Present: Robert Keating, Superintendent
Review of Past Meetin¢ Minutes
The Minutes of May 31, 2016 were reviewed and approved by a vote of 5-0 on a motion by
Elise Ciregna and seconded by Olive Hecht.
General Business
The Board elected Elise Ciregna Chairman for next year.
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The Board reviewed the signs and will offer suggestions for new signs for next year.
The Board voted to increase the opening and extra charges, except for baby graves; to reflect
increase labor costs, to go into effect September 1 ".
Bob noted that cremations continue to increase and that most are on existing grave sites, and
that will extend the "life" of the cemeteries.
Receipts are on track.
Bob stated that he has been shorthanded for various reasons.
Bill Brown gave the Board an update on the building.
Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 6:35 PM. The next meeting of the Trustees will be Tuesday,
September 6, 2016.
Respectfully submitted,
William C. Brown
Secretary
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