Resident pledges $5,000 for cemetery water pump
Berlin resident pledged $5,000 toward a long-delayed cemetery water project. Cemetery lot holder Joan Walsh, 82, told the Cemetery Commission she would donate up to $5,000 to install a hand pump, with a possible future solar pump, on an artesian well drilled 15 to 18 years ago but never connected.
Cemetery Commission · Meeting of March 17, 2026
Berlin resident pledged $5,000 toward a long-delayed cemetery water project. Cemetery lot holder Joan Walsh, 82, told the Cemetery Commission she would donate up to $5,000 to install a hand pump, with a possible future solar pump, on an artesian well drilled 15 to 18 years ago but never connected. Chairman Barry Eager said any solar equipment would need a secure shelter after thieves stole solar panels from South Berlin's community garden.
Commissioners said town-appropriated money for paving South Cemetery driveways has sat unspent for roughly two to three years due to highway department delays tied to tent caterpillar tree damage. The board approved its February 17 minutes 2-0, with member Robert H. Guild, Jr. abstaining because he missed that meeting.
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