Town of Chichester Cemetery Trustees meeting October 3, 2022
The Chichester Cemetery Trustees met @ 9:30 a.m. at the Historical Society building. Ruth Hammen, Fred Shaw, and Brenda Boswak were in attendance.
Old business
Cemetery Trustees, Fred Shaw and Brenda Boswak met with the Trustees of the Trust Funds on September 26, 2022 for the purpose of discussing options for a simplified way of managing the monies deposited from purchasers of cemetery lots for the purpose of perpetual care of their lot. More research needs to be done. Four sets of cornerstones have been installed at Knowlton-Edgerly Cemetery by Perry Bros. monument. We are still waiting for one more set. Ruthie has sent the ‘letter of request’ for Diane Loso to submit to the town of Chichester for the town to assume the ownership of Hook Cemetery, located on Route 4. Don Cotnoir, NH Monuments, has completed restoration work at Batchelder Cemetery. He provided some additional restoration work there at no charge. He completed two gravestone restorations at Leavitt Cemetery and has begun restoration on a monument in Knowlton-Edgerly Cemetery.
New business
We discussed the RFP to send to Hodgkins Maintenace for 2023. We are going to ask him to include Elijah Locke Burial Ground and Hook Cemetery for 2023 cemetery landscape maintenance. The Hook Cemetery inclusion will be subject to the warrant article, requesting the town of Chichester to assume ownership of this cemetery, being passed at Chichester Town meeting in March 2023. Brenda will request Don Cotnoir, NH Monuments, to inspect and give an estimate for the restoration of Capt. Abraham Stanyan’s badly deteriorated gravestone located in Edmunds-Stanyan Cemetery and 2 gravestones in Knowlton-Edgerly Cemetery. Brenda has sold another burial lot in Knowlton-Edgerly Cemetery. Brenda & Fred have begun posting information for Wreaths Across America Day 2022 on social media etc. We have 90 wreaths sponsored already. Brenda will request a ‘reminder notice’ be posted on the town website for people to remove memorabilia and decorations from gravestones by October 31, 2022. This will also be posted on our website www.chicemcom.org
Meeting adjourned @ 12:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Brenda Boswak, Cemetery Trustee, Secretary