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Minutes
Cemetery Committee
9 a.m. April 26, 2018
Town Barn, 101 E. Orange St.
Present: Chair Ken Ostrand, Rachel Bowman, Ron Burgin, Jane Gaede, David McCullough and Lisa
Williams
Staff: Public Space Manager Stephanie Trueblood
Item 1: Call to order, roll call, and confirmation of quorum
Chair Ken Ostrand called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. Public Space Manager Stephanie Trueblood
called the roll and confirmed the presence of a quorum.
Item 2: Additions to the agenda and agenda adjustment
There were none.
Item 3: Approval of minutes from March 22, 2018
Motion: Committee Member David McCullough moved to approve the minutes as submitted.
Committee Member Lisa Williams seconded.
Vote: Unanimous
Item 4: Continue discussing recommendations for the Town Cemetery Master Plan
Trueblood noted she had compiled a draft master plan based on committee comments from the last meeting.
She noted the master plan included photographs, recommendations, implementation priorities, a map of the
zones, and an orthophoto indicating recommended locations for benches and trees.
Ostrand suggested removing one of the statements about no plots being available for sale.
Motion: McCullough moved to approve the master plan with the omission of one of the statements that
no plots are available for sale. Committee Member Rachel Bowman seconded.
Vote: Unanimous
Item 5: Steward reports
• Margaret Lane Cemetery: Trueblood noted that she prefers for the cemeteries to not be mowed when
they are wet because the mower tires create ruts, so the grass may grow taller than usual if it rains
frequently. She also reported that she had given a list of important dates to the grounds maintenance
crews so that the cemeteries look their best for Mother’s Day, for instance. McCullough offered to be
the steward for this cemetery.
• Old Town Cemetery: Bowman noted again that portions of the stone wall are deteriorating.
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• Town Cemetery: Williams reported that many broken stones have been repaired. Trueblood noted that
Dean Ruedrich has completed the 17 stones that the town had paid him to repair. When the new
budget year starts in July, Ruedrich plans to come back to finish the list of stones identified for rep airs.
Trueblood noted the red poppies are growing around the fountain. She noted the kick-off for the
Poppy Project would be at the April Last Fridays.
Item 6: Subcommittee reports
• Gravestone survey and epigraphy: Bowman reported that a volunteer is inputting the epigraphy
information in a spreadsheet. Ostrand added that the information will need to be re -checked.
• Signage: McCullough noted the signage committee will meet in July.
• National Register of Historic Places: Ostrand had no new information.
Item 7: Updates
• Trueblood noted she had brought hard copies of the Old Town Cemetery Master Plan for members to
add to their notebooks.
• Ostrand shared copies of the 1966 brochure of the Old Town Cemetery.
Item 8: Adjourn
Motion: Williams moved to adjourn at 9:29 a.m. Bowman seconded.
Vote: Unanimous