State Senator
Ceci Maher
Deputy President Pro Tempore
Working Together For Our Communities
- Representing
- Darien,
- New Canaan,
- Redding,
- Ridgefield,
- Stamford,
- Weston,
- Westport ,
- Wilton
Today, State Senator Ceci Maher welcomed the state’s $32,000 investment in the maintenance and care of local neglected graveyards across the 26th Senate District.
Through the state’s Neglected Cemetery Account Grant Program, Darien, New Canaan, Redding and Ridgefield will each receive $8,000 to support maintenance of local cemeteries that may not have received upkeep in recent years.
“Cemeteries in Connecticut represent our ancestors, our history and our local heritage, and as such, we owe a debt to past generations to preserve and respect their final burying places,” said Sen. Maher. “I’m proud the state is making these worthwhile investments to support our communities and ensure we remember and respect the deceased.”
The grants can be used by towns receiving them to support basic maintenance ranging from clearing weeds and bushes to mowing lawns, repairing fences or walls and straightening, repairing and restoring memorial stones.
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