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Committee Members
Tom Latham
Linda Torgeson
Toni Doubleday
Resolution
Town of Eastford
Resolution Creating a
CEMETERY COMMITTEE
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Cemetery Committee consisting of three to five members, said members to serve three year terms. The Cemetery Committee will perform duties necessary as described below in advising and assisting the Board of Selectmen in the preservation of Eastford cemeteries.
This may include the following areas:
Organizational Concerns
Developing a Plan
Working with Volunteers
Public Awareness
Security
Graveyard as an Educational Tool
Funding
Documentation and Research
Documenting the Graveyard
Research
Surveys
Site Management Plan
Mapping the Graveyard
Archaeology
Conservation Issues
Safety
Cleaning and Maintaining the Site
Landscaping
Find a Grave Marker Professional
Stone in Graveyards
Ethics
Observing Respect
Maintaining Historic Integrity
Gravestone Rubbing
Removal of Gravestones
A member of the Committee will confer with the First Selectman every months to advise him/her and continually refine the scope of work. The First Selectman shall apprise the Board of Selectmen of the Committee’s activities.
Preserving Eastford's Old Cemetery
