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fatlazyless · 08-08-2011, 06:26 PM

The Meredith Zoning Board, sometime earlier this year, approved the installation of the propane fired crematorium as an accessory use to the already existing funeral home, which had already been there for some number of years.

The aggrieved neighbor to the funeral home, who very obviously is no shrinking violet, lives directly across the road from it and has a direct, up-front and personal view of the stainless crematorium chimney that's located down the top of the opposite end of the building. She has created a front yard visage of ghoulish cemetary or funeral home theater art that includes about ten different black and white figures, about 4' high, aka ghosts, skeletons, ghouls, the grim reaper (I think), plus a large educational style sign board that lists a number of carcinogenic chemicals that presumably come from a crematory smoke stack.

I drove by today at about 3-pm today just for a quick look-see, after hitting the very nearby Meredith McDonalds, and there was no funky music what-so-ever being played at the time. The front yard is located immediately next door and a little down hill from the RE Max Bayside realty building across from McDonalds if anyone is interested. It's definitely worth a quick look-see. Maybe someone can post some photos of the front yard theater ghouls into this thread here? Photos can really add a lot to a news item like this.

The Meredith ZBA could have held a public hearing to get the immediate neighborhood people's opinions on the crematorium because there are a number, about five, different single family homes close to it before making a decision as opposed to just approving it.

Likewise, back in September 2009, the five member Board of Selectmen voted unananimously to purchase a $900,000 Pierce "Tower One" fire truck at a Monday, 5:30-pm monthly meeting as opposed to letting the voters decide via a town warrant vote. $900,000 is a big ticket item for a town of 5500 with an annual budget of $11,000,000 not counting the public schools that are shared with three other towns, but I suppose it was considered the same as a single motor vehicle just like a Ford F250 pickup for the DPW, or something.

08-08-2011, 06:26 PM	#7
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,528 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 296 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	The Meredith Zoning Board, sometime earlier this year, approved the installation of the propane fired crematorium as an accessory use to the already existing funeral home, which had already been there for some number of years. The aggrieved neighbor to the funeral home, who very obviously is no shrinking violet, lives directly across the road from it and has a direct, up-front and personal view of the stainless crematorium chimney that's located down the top of the opposite end of the building. She has created a front yard visage of ghoulish cemetary or funeral home theater art that includes about ten different black and white figures, about 4' high, aka ghosts, skeletons, ghouls, the grim reaper (I think), plus a large educational style sign board that lists a number of carcinogenic chemicals that presumably come from a crematory smoke stack. I drove by today at about 3-pm today just for a quick look-see, after hitting the very nearby Meredith McDonalds, and there was no funky music what-so-ever being played at the time. The front yard is located immediately next door and a little down hill from the RE Max Bayside realty building across from McDonalds if anyone is interested. It's definitely worth a quick look-see. Maybe someone can post some photos of the front yard theater ghouls into this thread here? Photos can really add a lot to a news item like this. The Meredith ZBA could have held a public hearing to get the immediate neighborhood people's opinions on the crematorium because there are a number, about five, different single family homes close to it before making a decision as opposed to just approving it. Likewise, back in September 2009, the five member Board of Selectmen voted unananimously to purchase a $900,000 Pierce "Tower One" fire truck at a Monday, 5:30-pm monthly meeting as opposed to letting the voters decide via a town warrant vote. $900,000 is a big ticket item for a town of 5500 with an annual budget of $11,000,000 not counting the public schools that are shared with three other towns, but I suppose it was considered the same as a single motor vehicle just like a Ford F250 pickup for the DPW, or something. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 08-08-2011 at 07:04 PM.