[MassHistPres] Shaker Cemetery status

Ralph Slate slater at alum.rpi.edu
Sun Dec 2 14:52:33 EST 2007


Jonathan Feist wrote:
> Town counsel has ruled that the Cemetery Commission has jurisdiction here
> because the markers are not ³structures.² I¹m not convinced, but have
> decided to let that go, for now.
>
>   

That seems questionable. MGL 40C has a whole section of definitions, and 
it says:

"the word “structure” means a combination of materials other than a 
building, including a sign, fence, wall, terrace, walk or driveway."

Seems like "structure" means anything combination of materials other 
than a building.

Ralph



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