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Home My WebLink About2023-08-07 Board of Cemetery Trustees MinutesW ��; OFNGTown of Reading ^ttUt J i7:Meeting Minutes TOWN C RK f, A( N A. ll �oar Board - committee - Commission - Council: 2523 NOV -6 All 8: 40 Board of Cemetery Trustees Date: 2023-08-07 Time: 6:OOPM Building: Location: Berger Rm Address: Purpose: General Business Attendees: Members - Present: Virginia Blodgett, William Brown, Ron Stortz, Caitlin Salmon, Sally Hilgendorff, Brian Boyle Members - Not Present: Carl McFadden Others Present: Michael O'Halloran, Administrative Specialist Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Caitlin Salmon Topics of Discussion: Town of Reading Board of Cemetery Trustees Monday, August 7, 2023 Pursuant to a meeting legally posted, the meeting of August 7, 2023 convened at 6:00 P.M. in the Berger Room at Reading Town Hall. Present: Virginia Blodgett' Chairman Ron Storz, Vice Chairman Caitlin Salmon, Secretary Brian Boyle William Brown Sally Hilgendorff Absent: Carl McFadden Also Present: Michael O'Halloran, Administration Review of Past Meetine Minutes Called to order at 6:00 by Virginia Blodgett. The minutes of June 5, 2023 were reviewed and approved as amended by a vote of 5-0, on a motion by Ginny and seconded by Ron. Discussion Page I 1 _r Town of Reading 3 Meeting Minutes 0 Reoreanizine of Officers Virginia Blodgett, Chair Ron Storz, Vice Chair Caitlin Salmon, Secretary Approved by a vote of 5-0 Historic Headstones Jane applied for funding to repair walls and stones at Laurel Hill. • $35,000 for Stones • $25,000 for Walls Next steps — does it need to be used in one fiscal year? An article was posted in the Chronicle. Laurel Hill — Old Cemetery • Current count— 10 Colonial War, 33 Revolutionary War • Working on ideas to get a very simple marker designed and made • Veterans markers will no longer be used on the Colonial War/Revolutionary War graves — instead the new marker will be placed • No Colonial markers are currently being made, therefore trying to design: • Oval — Colonial War with dates on bottom? • Star • 6 Colonial War soldiers served in both Colonial and Revolutionary Wars, so they will get two markers • Once a design is created, will be made in aluminum to match the Veterans • Options for funding will be available • Ginny will continue to research and try to get a finalized design for the markers General Business Ginny — contacted by the Readings Magazine — they are doing a piece on Laurel Hill • Shared other names that would be able to share information about Laurel Hill • Seems to be making a positive effort to make information accurate • Comes out possibly sometime in August Brian — could it also be mentioned in the DPW newsletter that "NO DOGS" are allowed in the cemeteries. Just another way of making sure all are aware that dogs should not be in the cemeteries. Page 1 2 �K OrH Town of Reading r. ,..z Meeting Minutes �P'INCOP�� Next Meeting — Monday, October 2, 2023. Adioum The meeting adjourned at 6:35 PM. By Bill Seconded by Ginny. Respectfully submitted, Caitlin Salmon, Secretary Page 1 3