Cemetery Commission bars green burials in town

Cemetery Commission · Meeting of September 22, 2026

Warren's Cemetery Commission barred green burials in town cemeteries. Members approved a voice vote on a regulation, rather than a bylaw, after the Select Board said state law lets the commission set its own rules, and noted the town lacks "the proper facilities or the room." The commission also dropped a former resident's lot purchase request, citing about 50 remaining lots, and agreed to seek quotes on clearing poison ivy from the 270-by-90-foot South Warren Cemetery wall using perpetual care funds. A motion to order signs for two more cemetery roads was made and seconded, and no vote result was recorded and discussed a $350 plaque and a metal bench honoring Sylvia Buck, pending written quotes.

In the full story:

• Opening business and superintendent's report
• New payment-approval procedure
• South Warren wall overgrowth
• Lot purchase policy request
• Green burial regulation
• Updates: tree work, crack sealing, barriers
• Street signs
• Plaque and bench for Sylvia Buck
• Fence and scheduling
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,503 words

Source: the Cemetery Commission meeting of September 22, 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.