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Board of Cemetery Trustees
Date: 2019-09-10 Time: 6:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Virginia Blodgett, Ron Stortz, William Brown, Carl McFadden, Caitlin Salmon,
Brian Boyle
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Jane Kinsella, Director; Michael Hannaford, Supervisor; Michael O'Halloran,
Administrative Specialist; John Halsey, Select Board; Elise Ciregna; Mr & Mrs
Vats
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: William Brown
Topics of Discussion:
Town of Reading
Board of Cemetery Trustees
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Pursuant to a meeting legally posted, the meeting of September 10, 2019 convened at 6:00 P.M.
in the Berger Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading Town Hall.
Present: Virginia Blodgett, Chairman
Ron Stortz, Vice Chairman
William Brown, Secretary
Carl McFadden
Caitlin Salmon
Brian Boyle
Also Present: Jane Kinsella, DPW Director; Michael Hannaford, Supervisor;
Michael O'Halloran, Administrative Specialist; John Halsey, Select Board; Elise Ciregna; Mr &
Mrs Vats
Review of Past Meetine Minutes
The Minutes of June 25, 2019 were reviewed and approved by a vote of 6-0 on a motion by Carl
McFadden and seconded by Ron Stortz.
General Business
Mr & Mrs Vars requested and the Board voted 6-0 to allow the um of Audrey Harvey to be
interred pending approval of legal requirements. The Board voted 6-0 to allow Willa Dyment to
install a headstone over her lots 442 & 443 at Wood End. The Board voted 6-0 to allow Robert
Hallstrom to have the granite marker with his son's name on it
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The Board discussed at length a scattering garden at Forest Glen. It was mentioned by Bill
Brown that Wilmington & North Reading had them. The Chair suggested each member visit
one. Elise Ciregna stated that she was involved in the development of one in the Forest Hills
Cemetery in Boston and she would provide the Board with more information at our next
meeting. Michael H had concerns about leaves etc. in the fall.
After discussion the majority of the Board and Michael H agreed that the paving was not needed
in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Michael O stated to the Board that family arranged cremation burials take a lot of extra time, and
that there are more and more of them.
Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM. The next meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, December
3,2019.
Respectfully submitted,
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William C. Brown
Secretary
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