Cemetery Trustees Table Veteran Burial Request

Other Committee · Meeting of October 20, 2026

MILTON — The Milton Cemetery Trustees tabled a non-resident veteran's request to buy a burial plot, opting instead to overhaul cemetery regulations. Chairman Joe Reardon led the board through correspondence from a former Milton resident, a Vietnam veteran identified as Mr. Murphy, seeking a flush-marker plot in the veterans' Garden of Honor despite current residency rules and a $1,500 purchase policy. One trustee said any exception would require a formal bylaw change: "I think we have to vote to amend the bylaw that for the veteran section, you do not have to be a Milton resident." Trustees also discussed a cemetery-owned rental property where they are negotiating a "cash for keys" settlement targeting a February 15 tenant departure, and reviewed capital plans including a new scattering garden and a Community Preservation Committee funding request for the receiving tomb, expected in roughly six months.

In the full story:

• Memorial Day Planning
• Rental Property Eviction Proceedings
• Capital Improvement Priorities: Scattering Garden and Receiving Tomb
• Correspondence: Veteran Burial Request and Regulation Review
• Correspondence: Vandalism Report
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,203 words

Source: the Other Committee meeting of October 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.