Select Board approves Cemetery Committee warrant articles for fee hikes and expansion study.
Select Board approves Cemetery Committee warrant articles for May town meeting. Cemetery Committee Chair Gordon Means and members Susan Richardson and Maeve Lobo requested $16,000 for a site evaluation of the 5-acre Leavitt parcel, which could expand capacity from the current 6.5 years to 20 to 55
Cemetery Committee · Meeting of February 10, 2026
CARLISLE — Select Board approves Cemetery Committee warrant articles for May town meeting. Cemetery Committee Chair Gordon Means and members Susan Richardson and Maeve Lobo requested $16,000 for a site evaluation of the 5-acre Leavitt parcel, which could expand capacity from the current 6.5 years to 20 to 55 years. The committee also proposed raising full interment fees from $500 to $650, cremation interment from $250 to $300, and deed/perpetual care fees from $300 to $600, though the Select Board encouraged reconsideration to align with comparable-town rates.
The perpetual care fund is underfunded and requires rebuilding; the Select Board expressed support for both articles.
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Source: the Cemetery Committee meeting of February 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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