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

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