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Date: 2017-11-07 Time: 6:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room_
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Elise Ciregna, Ron Stortz, William Brown, Janet Baronian, Virginia
Blodgett
Members - Not Present:
Olive Hecht
Others Present:
Jane Kinsella, Asst DPW Director
Michael O'Halloran, Senior Adm Asst
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: William Brown
Topics of Discussion:
Town of Reading
Board of Cemetery Trustees
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Pursuant to a meeting legally posted, the meeting of November 7, 2017 convened at 6:00 P.M. in
the Berger Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading Town Hall.
Present: Elise Ciregna, Chairman
Ron Stortz, Vice Chairman
William Brown, Secretary
Janet Baronian
Virginia Blodgett
Absent: Olive. Hecht
Also Present: Jane Kinsella, Asst DPW Director
Michael O'Halloran, Senior Adm Asst
Review of Past Meeting Minutes
The Minutes of October 3, 2017 were reviewed and approved by a vote of 5=0 on a motion by
Elise- Ciregna and seconded by Ron Stortz. _
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General Business
Bill Brown informed the Board about the dropping of the cemetery building from the Capital
Improvement Plan and the fact that we were not advised of it. The Chairman composed a letter
to the Board of Selectmen that made clear the feelings of the Board about not being informed.
The letter was signed by all members present, and Bill Brown presented it to the Board of
Selectmen that night.
The Board continued to review regulations, input was received from the department Foreman
which was helpful, as was the input from the newest member of the Board.
The Board discussed a request -form the Foreman to purchase three enclosed trailers, we asked
Jane to research prices and bring thein to the next meeting.
Michael noted that it has been a busy year, interments and lot sales are up. Lot sales is especially
strong at Wood End Cemetery
Adiourn
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM. The next meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, December
5, 2017.
Respectfully submitted,
William C. Brown
Secretary
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