Cemetery Committee approves purchase of veteran flags and submits budget increase request
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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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- Approved purchase of five gross (720) veteran flags for placement at veteran graves.
- Approved the Regular Meeting Minutes from October 14, 2025, as written.
- Chairman Vidal III submitted a request to Matt Bonin, Finance Director, to increase the Cemetery Committee annual budget from $2,000 to $5,000.
- Assigned Mrs. Kristie Gardiner-Lundgren to assist Maintown Cemetery until an adopter is found; Kenneth Curtin agreed to adopt Peter Lester Cemetery.
- Noted restoration schedule and grant requirements: all restoration work must be completed by May 19, 2026, and payment requests submitted within 90 days of that date; Rocky’s Landscaping completed brush removal and mowing at Maintown and Episcopal Churchyard; Chairman Vidal III to contact Town Hall Assistant to create POs for Mr. Geer.
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Cemetery Committee
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- REMOTE MEETING INFORMATION
- Zoom Meeting Link: https://ledyardct.zoom.us/j/88503937849?pwd=J1dNYIxSOAj8lpbYveOtdD0d0PD9fQ.1 Meeting ID: 885 0393 7849 Passcode: 302994 One tap mobile: +16469313860,,88503937849#,,,,*302994# US
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATES
- FISCAL REPORT
- COMMITTEES
- REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- OLD BUSINESS
- NEW BUSINESS
- Restoration continued. **All restoration work MUST be fully completed by May 19, 2026, and payment requests must be submitted within 90 days of May 19, 2026**
- Motion to APPROVE the Regular Meeting Minutes from October 14, 2025, as written.
- ROW - Right of Way continued.
- Cemetery Book update.
- Fiscal Report.
- Adopters.
- Veterans.
- Any Other Old Business to Come Before the Committee.
- Any Other New Business to Come Before the Committee.
- Flags.
- ADJOURNMENT
- DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the Town.
- The next Committee meeting is on April 14, 2026.
- Due to technical difficulties the meeting was not recorded.
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