Hi Amy, I don't see the responses you refer to as cold and hurtful. I see them as dismayed and wanting positive change. People who restore stones either professionally or as a volunteer commitment have a right to be hurting themselves when they hear about good intentions gone wrong. I suspect they fear that, for every cemetery they do right, some one does one wrong. I would be very frustrated, too. I guess I also disagree about cost. Redenbaugh was not unreasonably expensive when you consider the extensive breakage, and there were family contributions to help with the cost. I do more fundraising and building a support base for "my" cemeteries than I do physical labor, so I know hundreds and even thousands can be raised. I also know from personal experience that grant writing can be successful. I read the letter from the Greene Twp trustee, and I'm sorry he feels as he does. The Madison Co Cemetery Commission MUST educate themselves in best practice techniques. Madison County residents wouldn't be happy with a Transportation Department that used the fastest but outdated methods of fixing roads. Think of the public outcry for doing it right! Isn't it the same principle? Best practice techniques don't belong to just a few people but have been established by many practitioners and developed through many years of experience. Those responsible in Madison County should accept their just desserts, get over it, and get on with doing it right. If they don't have that kind of commitment, they should get out of it. Sharon Mills At 09:23 PM 9/2/2005, you wrote: >Hi Sharon, > >I respect what you are saying, and for me personally, no I would never use >concrete. I understand fully what everyone is saying and why we do not use >concrete to set stones.