Briefing
Cemetery Committee approves purchase of veteran flags and submits budget increase request
Meeting: Cemetery Committee (Ledyard) — Feb 10, 2026, 4:00 PM, Council Chambers (hybrid). Attendance: Commissioners Reynolds, Gardiner-Lundgren, Vidal III, Allyn; Alternate Godino; Commissioner Krug excused. Actions: request submitted to Finance Director to increase committee annual budget from $2,000 to $5,000; motion approved to purchase five gross of veteran flags; October 14, 2025 minutes approved. Updates: Maintown Cemetery currently without an adopter (Gardiner-Lundgren to assist temporarily); Kenneth Curtin agreed to adopt Peter Lester Cemetery; Rocky’s Landscaping completed brush removal and mowing at Maintown and Episcopal Churchyard; restoration vendors (Mr. Geer) to be issued POs and must complete work by May 19, 2026 with payment requests within 90 days. New business: proposal for a social/networking event with cemetery stakeholders and outreach on a headstone restoration workshop.
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