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The commission began the process of formally recording Newtown Cemetery by pursuing an 81-L perimeter plan for 46 Sparks Avenue, which would support a proposed article at the 2026 Annual Town Meeting.
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Newtown Cemetery currently has no certified title located in the records reviewed by the commission. Staff will seek survey estimates for the required perimeter plan, starting with 46 Sparks Avenue before considering additional Sparks Avenue lots. Restoration contractors treated 90 monuments—16 more than originally estimated—and applied a biological cleaning solution to all monuments in Newtown Cemetery.
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