Union Cemetery Fence -
Diligence
The Historic Union Cemetery located on East Main Street
in Georgetown ( identified on the Georgetown Historic and Cultural Resources
Map as Key “C” ) currently has a chain link fence dating from the 1960's
which is in a state of advanced disrepair. In 2004, at the Annual Town
Meeting, the Georgetown Historical Commission asked the voters for and
was granted funding from Community Preservation Funds to replace the current
chain link fence with a more period-appropriate wrought iron fence. Since
that time, various legal issues have arisen which have delayed the installation
of the new fence. In an effort to fianlize these issues and see to it that
the fence project is properly implemented as approved, the Community Preservation
Committee has voted to add this current article as its way of maintaining
due diligence to achieve the stated wishes of the voters. This current
appropriation request includes costs associated with determining the lot
lines of the property boundaries; costs associated with the revival of
the Union Cemetery Corporation; and current cost feasibility inquiries
with respect to the delay of the implementation of the previously approved
project.