5/12/2004 CEMETERY COMMISSION Minutes

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5 Cemetery Commission May 1 , 2004 Members present: Ernest Virgilio, Michael Scirpoll, Charles Hinckley Others: Catherine Laurent, Karen Gula The Chairman opened the meeting at 3:30 .m.. The Commission unanninota ly approved the rninUtes from the March 10, 2004 meeting. The Commission diSCLI sed the infant memorial proposed by Christ the King Parish. Th .monument and benches are ready to be installed, however, the Parish does not have the funds at this time to constnict the required cut blue stone walkway. The Commission of d to prepare the walkway with stone dust so that the .parish can proceed with erecting the r onurnent with the stipulation that the Parish complete the walkway as soon as the funding is available_ A letter will be seat to the Parish. The Commission discussed the decoration of graves. Letters have been sent to plot owners reminding them of the regulations governing artificial flowers and some flowers have leen removed. One letter has also been seat about excessive decoration. Several graves have ceramic sterns and miniature shrubs which are not allowed by the regulations. The Commission agreed that the regulations must be enforced so that the1 ro lem does not escalate in the future. Letters will be seat to the plot owners. Karen Gula was present to request permission to place a 4 -inch high angel on her son's grave. The angel exceeds the maximum height allowed for a monument on a three-grave plot. The Commission considered Mrs. Gula's request and voted not to allow the angel's placement. The Commission found that the angel did not meet the definition in the regulations of a monument as it was not made of granite, would not have a foundation, and would net be engraved with the deceased's name. The Commission found that the angel is a statue and that its size is significantly larger than any item allowed by the regulations to be placed on a grave. The meeting adjourned at 4:45 .m..