[Amended 10-24-2006 ATM, Art. 23]
There shall be a Board of Trustees of Soldiers', Sailors'
and Marines' Memorials which shall consist of the chairperson
of the Board of Selectmen who shall serve, ex officio, and five persons
elected for terms of three years each so arranged that the term of
as nearly an equal number of members as is possible shall expire each
year. At least two members shall be persons who are not veterans of
any war. [Charter Section 3-6(a)]
The Board of Trustees of Soldiers', Sailors' and Marines'
Memorials shall have charge and control of the construction of any
memorial commemorating the service and sacrifices of soldiers, sailors,
marines, and airmen who have served the country in war or who have
rendered military service for the Commonwealth in time of war, and
to have the custody and care thereof after its construction [Charter
Section 3-6(b)]
[Amended 10-25-2011 ATM, Art. 7]
Persons wishing to have a memorial dedicated to a veteran of
the United States Armed Forces should send a request to the Chairman
of the Trustees of Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Marines’
Memorials, Northbridge Town Hall, 7 Main Street, Memorial Square,
Whitinsville, MA 01588 via written correspondence.
If approved by the Trustees, the Trustees will present the request
to the Board of Selectmen. The Board of Selectmen will have four regular
meetings following receipt of the request to approve or disapprove
the request as presented by the Trustees. If the Board of Selectmen
fails to approve or disapprove the request within four regularly scheduled
meetings, the request shall be deemed disapproved.
