LIVERMORE — Selectpersons learned Tuesday night that a 2008 town policy outlines rules and regulations for cemetery plantings and decorations. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said former Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub contacted her after reading a recent newspaper article about complaints from Robert Martin, who mows town cemeteries. Complaints included plantings covering neighboring stones and cans, plastic […]
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Jay board to apply for federal COPS grant
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to apply for a federal Community Oriented Policing Services grant to fund a police officer position. Voters eliminated a detective position as of July 1 when they approved the Police Department budget on April 25. There is money in the budget to hire a part-time officer to cover for a […]
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Jay amends policy governing cemeteries
JAY — Selectpersons have accepted an amended Cemetery Policy that gets the town out of digging graves and burials, and increases the cost of cemetery lots from $125 to $200 for residents and from $200 to $275 for nonresidents. Funeral home directors will now be in charge of hiring people to dig graves and do […]
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Jay to consider policy that will get the town out of digging graves, burials
JAY — Selectpersons will consider an amended Cemetery Policy on Monday that would get the town out of grave-digging and burials and would set new prices for cemetery lots. The meeting will follow a special town meeting at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. The proposed amendment gives responsibility for grave-digging and burials to funeral […]
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Jay gives 1.5 percent raise to nonunion town employees
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday night to give full-time nonunion workers a 1.5 percent raise for 2015-16 beginning on July 1, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The action followed an executive session. Prior to the session, police Chief Richard Caton IV submitted quotes from three dealerships with each one containing two different options. The […]