Trustees Of The Cemetery: October 20th, 2026

The Milton Cemetery Trustees met on October 20, 2026. For Memorial Day preparations, members discussed finding a speaker and arranging tents at the cemetery so the event would not need to move indoors in case of rain. Al Thomas’s group was willing to co-sponsor, and people would be invited in November to assess the site and tenting options. Granite City Tent was mentioned as a possible contact, but no vendor was selected and no purchase or contract was approved. The trustees also discussed future cemetery improvements, including a scattering garden, increasing cremation spaces, and repairing and adapting the receiving tomb with a possible plaza outside. A Community Preservation Committee funding application for the receiving tomb was deferred to the next application round, expected in about six months; no project budget or funding award was specified.

The trustees discussed negotiating an agreement with tenants to avoid litigation and legal fees, with February 15 proposed as a move-out date; the terms and any payment were not specified, and the town attorney was to be consulted. They also discussed a request for a nonresident Vietnam veteran to be buried in the veterans section. Members agreed to bring eligibility criteria and cemetery regulations back for further discussion next month, rather than make a policy change at this meeting. The consent agenda was approved; no specific procurement award or spending authorization was identified.