And, Kim indeed has made it her personal goal to clean up many of the county cemeteries. I don't know a harder worker - she and a group from the genealogical society have done several cemeteries - she rocks -= go, Kim. On 1/22/2011 5:35 PM, Angela Todd wrote: > I couldn't have said it better. Angela Todd > > On Jan 22, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Bobbie Brady wrote: > >> Seems to me that there is something very wrong in Montgomery County and with >> our country. The cemeteries that we are trying to preserve and protect are >> the very places that our ancestors probably helped build and maintain years >> ago. What is wrong with this country?? And mostly with this so called >> "government"?? They have spent trillions of dollars are useless projects. >> But, alas there is no federal funding to help maintain our cemeteries. The >> places where our ancestors are, the people that helped build America >> starting in the 1700's. The farmers that worked day and night to clear some >> land and build a home. To feed themselves and help their neighbors. How sad >> it is that when one person tries to preserve our past is beaten down for it. >> So many small cemeteries across the US are in the same state of affairs. >> They have been vandalized. Headstones have been spray painted or broken. >> Where is the government, whether it be local or national?? Too busy playing >> basketball or entertaining the "Hollywood" crowd?? >> >> I don't live in Montgomery County, but if I did I would make it my personal >> journey to clean up the cemeteries. And if I had to haul a lawnmower out >> there and anything else to keep it looking nice I would. Maybe it will take >> a group of people from there to take on such a project. >> >> Good luck and God Bless America. >> >> Bobbie Hunt Brady >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kim& Roger Hancock"<[email protected]> >> To:<[email protected]>; "Karen Zach"<[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 7:06 PM >> Subject: [InMontgo] Cemetery Restoration >> >> >>> I do not know if anyone is aware of what is going on here in Montgomery >>> county newspaper, but the Union township trustee is being thrown under the >>> bus for spending money to clean and restore the cemeteries in Union >>> township. In short, she also got "voted out" of her position this year. I >>> am not sure that anyone really knows what they are talking about but she >>> is >>> getting slammed with Letter's to the Editor. Come on people there are >>> laws >>> that pertain to the maintenence of Indiana cemeteries under the township >>> trustee. Some are positive, but the negative are winning. If anyone has >>> a >>> strong opinion on this, I suggest you write a letter to the editor and >>> express your feeling about the importance of saving Pioneer cemeteries. >>> >>> Just to help you out, I am writing one and including these Indiana Codes >>> in >>> my letter. In short she was "doing her job" as voted by the people!! >>> Maybe >>> not in the past years but she made up for it last year. People are in an >>> up >>> roar of how much money she spent. You can submit letters on-line at www. >>> journalreview.com >>> >>> Anybody have any comments, please submit >>> >>> Information Maintained by the Office of Code Revision Indiana Legislative >>> Services Agency >>> * >>> IC 23-14-68* >>> * * Chapter 68. Care of Cemeteries by Townships >>> >>> *IC 23-14-68-1* >>> *Application of chapter >>> * Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to each cemetery that: >>> (1) is without funds for maintenance; >>> (2) was in existence on February 28, 1939; and >>> (3) is operated by a nonprofit organization or is not managed by >>> any >>> viable organization. >>> (b) This chapter does not apply to a cemetery located on land on which >>> property taxes are assessed and paid under IC 6-1.1-4. >>> *As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.42.* >>> >>> *IC 23-14-68-2* >>> *Township trustee locating and maintaining cemeteries >>> * Sec. 2. The trustee of each township shall locate and maintain all >>> the >>> cemeteries described in section 1(a) of this chapter that are within the >>> township. However, a cemetery association claiming assistance under this >>> chapter shall furnish a verified statement of assets and liabilities to >>> the >>> township trustee. >>> *As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.42.* >>> >>> *IC 23-14-68-3* >>> *Maintenance of cemeteries >>> * Sec. 3. For the purposes of this chapter, the maintenance of a >>> cemetery includes the following: >>> (1) Resetting and straightening all monuments. >>> (2) Leveling and seeding the ground. >>> (3) Constructing fences where there are none and repairing existing >>> fences. >>> (4) Destroying and cleaning up detrimental plants (as defined in >>> IC 15-16-8-1), noxious weeds, and rank vegetation. >>> *As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.48.* >>> >>> *IC 23-14-68-4* >>> *Appropriations for care and maintenance; cemetery tax >>> * Sec. 4. (a) The township shall appropriate enough money to provide >>> for >>> the care, repair, and maintenance of each cemetery described in section >>> 1(a) >>> of this chapter that is located within the township. Funds shall be >>> appropriated under this subsection in the same manner as other township >>> appropriations. >>> (b) The township may levy a township cemetery tax to create a fund for >>> maintenance of cemeteries under this chapter. If a fund has not been >>> provided for maintenance of cemeteries under this chapter, part of the >>> township fund may be used. >>> *As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.42.* >>> >>> *IC 23-14-68-5* >>> *Trustee's failure to perform duties >>> ------------------------------ >>> * >>> *As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.42.* >>> >>> http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ >>> >>> List Manager - [email protected] >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ >> >> List Manager - [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >