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Town of Carlisle, Massachusetts

Veterans' Memorials

In Hope of Peace Serving God & Country
In honor of those who answered the call
to serve our country especially those who
made the ultimate sacrifice.


	Revolutionary War	Civil War	All Wars	20th Century and Beyond
Veterans Buried in Carlisle		1784 Central Burying Ground		Green Cemetery
	Calling All Veterans		Locating The Memorials
	New Honor Roll	Contact Us	Links	Photos of past Memorial Day Observances

Since 1885, the Town of Carlisle, Massachusetts has endeavored to recognize and honor
our citizens who gave of themselves to fight for the freedoms that we all enjoy.
Their willingness to make sacrifices deserve to be noted for future generations.

Each Memorial Day, we salute them, we honor them, we thank them.
And now, here, you too can read the Roll Calls of our past and present wars
and view the Memorials that our Town has erected in their honor.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMORIAL

The Revolutionary War Memorial is placed to the left of the main entrance of the First Religious Society across from the Town Common. Mounted on a large fieldstone are the names of 16 Carlisle residents who marched to Concord's North Bridge on the morning of April 19, 1775.

Photos by L. Bearfield

ON THIS SITE STOOD THE ORIGINAL MEETING HOUSE WHERE MINUTEMEN,
FROM WHAT IS NOW CARLISLE,
ASSEMBLED AND MARCHED TO
THE NORTH BRIDGE IN CONCORD APRIL 19, 1775

Sgt. JAMES NICKLES

Pvt. JOHN NICKLES

Pvt. JOSEPH NICKLES

Pvt. JOHN NICKLES, JR

Pvt. EBENEZER HARDY

Pvt. WILLIAM KEMP

Pvt. NATHAN MUNROE

Pvt. AARON MUNROE

Pvt. JONAS MUNROE

Pvt. JOSIAH HEALD

Pvt. JONAS ROBBINS

Pvt. NATHANIAL PARKER

Pvt. ASA SPAULDING, JR

JOINING THE MARCH WERE

Lt. JOHN HEALD

Sgt. DAVID HARTWELL

Pvt. SIMEON BARRETT

DEDICATED APRIL 19, 1975

Revolutionary War Plaque (Located at the historic entrance of the Gleason Public Library)

This bronze tablet commemorates Revolutionary War soldiers who are buried in Carlisle. The table was given to the town by the late Mrs. Mary A. Green.

CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL

Photo by L. Bearfield

The statue sitting on the rotary and gracing our village center is the "Goddess of Liberty". The Italian marble statue was built and dedicated to honor Carlisle citizens who fought in the Civil War.

The south side of the pedestal is inscribed:

TO THE ROLL-CALL THEY MAKE NO RESPONSE
CARLISLE HONORS THEIR DEEDS OF VALOR
TO PERPETUATE THEIR NAMES TO POSTERITY

On the east side of the base of the 7-1/2 foot statue that weighs three thousand pounds, is the quotation

LET HIM WHO HAS WON IT BEAR THE PALM

On the east side of the pedestal:

"Died in their country's service" followed by the names of thirteen
soldiers from the town who gave their lives during their terms of
enlistment in the Civil War.

DIED IN THEIR COUNTRY'S SERVICE

WILLIAM BLOOD

CO. C. 16TH, REG. INFANTRY M.V.

WARREN P. LOCKE

CO. B. 32ND, REG. INFANTRY M.V.

THOMAS DUREN

CO. H. 33RD, REG. INFANTRY M.V.

MYRANDA DUTTON

CO. H. 33RD, REG. INFANTRY M.V.

JOHN M. ESTY

CO. H. 33RD, REG. INFANTRY M.V.

THOMAS J. HUTCHINS

CO. H. 33RD, REG. INFANTRY M.V.

The list continues on the north side:

GEORGE V. MONROE
CO. G. 47TH, REG. INFANTRY M.V.

OTIS NICKLES
7TH, BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY M.V.

AMBROSE WILKINS
7TH, BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY M.V.

JOHN Q. ADAMS
1ST, CO. SHARPSHOOTERS M.V.

AUSTIN M. HEALD
1ST, CO. SHARPSHOOTERS M.V.

WILLIAM MOORE
1ST, CO. SHARPSHOOTERS M.V.

FRANCIS M. WIGGIN
CO. F. 13TH, REG. U.S.A.

The west side lists the Monument's donors

"1861-1865"

PRESENTED TO THE TOWN OF CARLISLE BY
MRS. LYDIA A. G. FARRAR AND MISS HANNAH L. C. GREEN
DEDICATED AUGUST 29, 1885

TOWN COMMON FLAGPOLE and ALL WARS PLAQUE

Mounted of the westerly side of the flagpole is the 6" x 9" bronze ALL WARS Plaque
	Photos by L. Bearfield

20th CENTURY and BEYOND MEMORIAL


Carlisle Veteran's Memorial Site Plan	The previous Carlisle Honor Roll/Memorial was located at the School Street corner of the Town Common in our village center. The new Honor Roll Memorial provides due recognition to those Carlisle residents who served in the U.S. military during the 20th century and beyond, and in some cases paid the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives. These three drawings depict the location and appearance of the new memorial. The bottom left drawing is oriented north towards the traffic rotary in the town center.

WORLD WAR I 1914 - 1918

MERTON H. AYERS

GEORGE L. BANFIELD

EDMOND E. BATES

RICHARD B. BATES

MARTIN K. BOVEY

EDWARD G. CAMPBELL

CHARLES A. CARR

PAUL R. COOMBS

FRED E. DAISY

CHARLES S. DAVIS

GUISIPPI DONATO

HARRY F. DRAKE

ROSCOE E. FADDEN

RALPH A. GEROW

HARRIS H. GILMAN

ARTHUR HOVEGAARD

EVERETT KEYES

HAROLD W. KOFORD

GEORGE LITTLE, JR.

FREDERICK H. LOVEJOY

JAMES H. LOVERING

LAWRENCE K. LUNT

ALPHONSE D. MARTIN

WILLIAM MERNICK

FRANK O. MILLER

CHARLES R. MILLER, JR.

JAMES J. MULLANE

PAMELA OUELLETTE

ERNEST D. PECK

OSCAR E. PEDERSEN

EDWIN PETERSEN

JOHN A. PETERSEN

PAUL PETERSEN

HERBERT C. PORTER

ALONZO B. REED

RAYMOND E. SARGENT

WILLIAM R. SCHOOLCRAFT

JOSEPH A. SORLI

PAUL F. SWANSON

HERBERT F. WILKIE

WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945

WILLIAM G. AMBROSE

CALVIN ANDERSON

JOSEPH S. ANTOGNONI

JOSEPH H. BEAUDETTE

FRANCIS A. BOOTH

HENRY L. BRALIT

FRANK BROTHEN

ROBERT H. BROWN

MELVIN R. BUTLER

ROY W. BUTLER. JR.

GEORGE A. CANN

JUSTIN CARR

VINCENT A. CATACCHIO

EDWARD J. CLARK

OLIVER N. CLARK

LEO M. CULKINS

LAFAYETTE G. CURRIER

LINCOLN E. CURRIER

PRISCILLA A. CURRIER

WILLARD G. DAVIS

FRANK F. DENARO

PHILIP S. DUMKA

ERNEST R. DYER

EDWIN E. DYSON

STEVEN M. EDGELL

EDWARD A. FARRELL

FREDERICK S. FLANNERY

RICHARD FLANNERY

WALTER H. FLANNERY

KEITH M. FORTIER

GEORGE W. FOSS

WILLIAM D. FOSS

LEWIS E. FRENCH

MARGARET GAUTHIER

WALTER I. GEARY

JOSEPH H. GIUNTA

FREDERICA E. HALE

HOWARD E. HENSLEIGH

JAMES R. HIGHTOWER

STEWART C. HURLBERT

HARRY F. JACOBSEN

WILLIAM A. KEARNS

ROBERT J. KIERSTEAD

THOMAS E. KIERSTEAD

EVERETT LAPHAM

WENDELL E. LAPHAM

ROBERT LAUVA

CHARLES L. LITTLE

STANLEY LOVERING

LAWRENCE K. LUNT, JR.

SIDNEY G. MacRAE

ALLAN L. MALCOLM

ALFRED McALLISTER

ROY A. McAUSLIN

RALPH G.METIVIER

NELS NELSON

OLE NELSON

HARRY G. OHS

SAMUEL PARISI

WILLIS M. PEARSON

FRANK W. PHILBRICK, JR.

OREN E. PHILBRICK, JR.

WALTER L. PICKERING

GEORGE W. PORTER

IRVIN M. PUFFER

SANTO J. PULLARA

HORACE N. RICKER

LOUIS R. RIVARD

ALEXANDER P. ROSATO

KENNETH SEABURG

WILLIAM SEABURG

HAROLD M. SHNEIDER

CARROLL B. SLEEPER

CARL G. SWANSON

LAWRENCE E. TEE

GEORGE N. THACHERY

ARMANDO J. TRAVERSI

JOHN H. VALENTINE, JR.

FRANK E. WAHLEN

JOSIAH K. WALLIS

LESTER W. WATERMAN

EARL L. WILKIE

HERBERT W. WILKIE

HELEN C. WILKINS

JAMES P. WILKINS

FRITZ WINBLAD

ALAN G. WRIGHT

DOREEN YOUNG

JOSEPH A. ZIEHLER

KOREAN ERA 1950 - 1960

MAX C. ADAMS

CARL ANDREASSEN

B. WAYNE BLAKE

WILLIAM F. BROWN

BOBBY L. BUCHANAN

NEWEL M. CANTRILL

ROBERT W. COLBURN

LEO F. COLLINS

WILLIAM F. CUTTER

ROBERT L. DAISY

ROBERT A DENNISON, JR.

LARRY DONOVAN

PHILIP G. DREW

NORMAN J. FREDKIN

DANIEL FULTON

DANA HANNAFORD

GORDON J. HARDY

JOHN HARRISON

CALVIN HAYES

ALAN HOLM

MILDRED HOLM

JOHN E. INNELLA

FRED R. IOSUE

ROBERT KENT

PAUL KIERSTEAD

JAMES F. KISTLER

KENNETH KNUTE

WILLIAM W. KOERNER

ANTHONY N. MARIANO

JOHN E. McCULLOUGH

ARTHUR N. MILLIKEN

ARTHUR E. MILLS, JR.

WAYNE MORGAN

DALE MORRISON

CARL A. NELSON

AUSTIN C. NEWMAN

GEORGE OTTERSON, JR.

JANE P. OWENS

MARTIN F. OWENS

KENNETH M. PEDERSEN

WILLIAM E. PEDERSEN

H. RUSSELL PERRY, JR.

STEPHEN G. QUINN

EDWARD S. READ, JR.

ALYN ROVIN

GEORGE E. SENKLER II

HERBERT SLEEPER

ROBERT SLEEPER

JAMES F. SLOAN

CLIFFORD STACEY

GARY L. STADTLANDER

R. BRUCE STEVENSON

ALBERT SWANSON

SVEN SWANSON

ROBERT L. TURLEY

ROLLIN T. YOUNG.

VIETNAM ERA 1961 - 1974

NORMAN ADRIAN

RALPH P. ANDERSON

H. THORNTON ASH

CHARLES L. BAGNASCHI

CHARLES BENT

KENNETH BERG

ERIC BERRY

EDGAR R. BERUBE

DANA A. BOOTH

DAVID F. BOOTH

FRANCIS J. BOOTH

RAYMOND J. BOULAY, JR.

A. PLEDGUR BRAGINTON

CHARLES BROMAGHIM

JAMES W. BURKE, JR.

JAMES B. CAIRES

ALAN G. CAMERON

DOUGLAS CANN

WILLIAM G. CLARK, JR.

WILLIAM R. CLARK

H. ROBERT CLARKE

PETER S. CONSTABLE

HARRY D. CROWTHER

DAVID DAVIS

JOHN WALTER DAVIS

ROGER DAVIS

STEPHEN F. DAVIS

PETER DOLAN

EDWARD DONOVAN

LLOYD S. DOW

DAVID J. DRISCOLL

GEOFFREY DUNN

PAUL DUNN

EVERETT DUREN

DAVID DUTTON

THOMAS R. ELIASSEN

RICHARD EMERY

STEPHEN EMERY

R. BRADFORD EVANS

CHARLES A. FORSBERG

GILBERT FOSS

JAMES FOSS

PETER N. FRENCH

MICHAEL FULTON

ROBERT FULTON

THOMAS GALLAGHER

ARTHUR GATES

ROBERT W. GOEHRING, JR.

KENNETH HANNAFORD

BARRY D. HENDERSON

ROBERT C. HILTON

ALFRED HOUSE

DONALD JOHNSON

RICHARD E. JOHNSON

JOHN F. KAZANOWSKI,JR.

RICHARD L. KETCHEN

RONALD J. KMIEC

STEPHEN C. KNUTE

RICHARD H. LAMBURN

A. TAYLOR LAPHAM, JR.

LAWRENCE LAVALLE

MICHAEL LAVALLE

MARILYN MACDONALD

LEONARD C. MAHONEY

RONALD F. MAHONEY

DAVID McALLISTER

GLEN McALLISTER

THOMAS F. McELLIGOTT III

DOUGLAS H. MEEHAN

RALPH E. METIVIER

ROBERT METIVIER

RICHARD F. MEYER

SCOTT C. MUNROE

DONALD NEEDHAM

ROBERT PARISI

ROBERT D. PHILBRICK

MARIS V. PLATAIS

CLARK POOLE

THOMAS J. RAFTERY

GEORGE RICHARDSON, JR.

WILLIAM G. SALEM

THOMAS F. SAUNDERS, III

DANIEL R. SCHUMACKER

WILLIAM SHUMWAY

KENNETH R. SMALLMAN

PAUL E. SMITH

PHILIP STORER

MICHAEL TODD

KENNETH H. WAITE

ROBERT E. WALLHAGEN

DAVID E. WATSON

HARALD WILHELMSEN

ROLLIN T. YOUNG, JR.

1975 - 2009

THOMAS N. DEAKINS

NEIL F. FANTASIA

STEPHEN M. GORDON

MICHAEL D. JACOBSON

JOSHUA B. KLEIN

DANIEL L. NEWMAN

STEVEN W. OPOLSKI

HANS B. WILHELMSEN

2004 - The reading of the honor roll on the Carlisle Green is part of Carlisle's Memorial Day celebration.

Carlisle Mosquito, June 4, 2004, photo by E. Huber

Previously located at the edge of the Town Common at the corner of School Street were two wooden structures entitled "Honor Roll - In Hope of Peace Serving God & Country". The 198 names listed were those who were called to duty for WWI, WWII, Korea & Vietnam and Post Vietnam while they were residents of the town. Honor Roll Veteran names last updated on 24 March 2008. Many of the veterans listed are still with us today.

indicates Killed in Action

VETERANS BURIED IN CARLISLE

1784 CENTRAL BURYING GROUND

Photo by L. Bearfield

The Central Burying Ground is located on Lowell Road just outside of the village center across the street from Ferns Country Store and the Center Park. The following veterans are buried in the Central Burying Ground.


EDMUND ANDREWS	MAY 17, 1808
CAPT IFFACHER ANDREWS	JULY 16, 1796
DAVID BLOOD	NOV 25, 1804
CAPT STEPHEN BLOOD	JULY 6, 1836
LIEU BENJAMIN FOSTER	AUG 2, 1819
JONATHAN HEALD	DEC 28, 1816
LIEUT SILAS HEALD	JUNE 21, 1811
CAPT EZEKIEL NICHOLS
LIEU NATHANIAL PARKER	OCT 17, 1802
LIEU JAMES RUSSEL	AUG 17, 1801

LIEUT DANIEL WHEAT	JAN 12, 1827
TIMOTHY WILKINS	APR 28, 1812

Note: Due to the condition of the headstones, the information here may not be entirely accurate nor complete. Updated information will be added as it is received and verified.

GREEN CEMETERY

Green Cemetery is located on the right hand side of Bedford Road approximately � mile outside of the village center. The Town cemetery was established in 1837. Each Memorial Day a special service honoring all veterans buried at Green Cemetery is held at the grave of the most recent veteran to have passed away.

On Memorial Day 2007 there were 246 veterans buried in Green Cemetery, of which 4 are women.

Carlisle Mosquito, May 30, 2003, photo by C. Sorn

Albion Adams John Q. Adams Frederick Andrews Sebastion Frank Archer Henry Thorton Ash James H. Ashby	William Barbour Kendrick Barnes Edmond Bates Richard B. Bates Joseph P. Beaudette Warren Benscoter Arthur H. Bergstrom James Bilodeau Hervey Bingham Hervey Bingham Warren H. Blaisdell Elbridge A. Blanchard Peter J. Blanchard Jonathan Blood Simon Blood William Blood Richard Brandhorst Frank Brothen Charles P. Brown	Alfred Callahan Douglas A. Cann George Cann John Caries Ambrose C. Carpenito Edward J. Carr Justin T. Carr George W. Carter Alice Christensen Edward Clark William Clark, Jr. Clarence S. Cook Norman Copeland Edward Crombie Leo Culkins George Cumber Rudolph W. Currier Wilbur L. Currier
Fred Daisy John W. Davis Ralph S. Davis Benjamin F. Day Warren F. DeForge Lawrence Donnelly Harry F. Drake Philip Dumka George Dunn George R. Duren Hermon L. Duren Thomas Duren Myranda Dutton Arne P. Dyson Edward Dyson	David Edgar Peter Enroth Mabel Ericson	William Farrar Jay Fisk Capt. Aaron Fletcher Charles Forbush George W. Forbush Capt. Paul Forbush George W. Foss Gilbert Foss William Foss Stanley Freedman Benjamin C. Freeman Lewis French
Arthur Gates Frederick Gay Ralph A. Gerow Harris H. Gilman James L. Gormely Charles Goss George Gould William H. Gray Lt. Afa Green Capt. John Green Leonard Green Nathan Green Samuel Green Silas Green Capt. Thomas Green Zacheus Green Kenneth M. Greene Bruce Greenland George Grees	Vincent Harrison Austin Heald Benjamin Heald Calvin Heald Issachar Heald Capt. Samuel Heald Capt. Thomas Heald Amos Hodgeman Luther Hodgeman John Howe Edward S. Hutchins Capt. Levi S. Hutchinson	Harry F. Jacobson Raymond Johnson Edgar N. Josephson
John F. Kazanowski, Jr. James Francis Keefe Henry V. Keniston Robert Kierstead Samuel Kinney Garrett Knight Lorraine Knight Kenneth Knute Kenneth Knute, (2nd) Steven C. Knute	Charles F. Larsen Charles H. Larsen Joseph LaValle Samuel Levine George M. Litchfield Lowell Litchfield Paul F. Litchfield William Litchfield Harris E. Loring James H. Lovering John M. Lowney	Inga MacRae Sidney MacRae James Madison Allan Malcolm Michael Maloney Paul Mark Robert Burton Mark Alphonse D. Martin Paul Maxwell William McAvoy Norman J. McLeod Charles E. McGregor David W. McIlhenny John G. McLean Paul McQueene Chester Melanson Neil G. Melone Ralph Metivier William H. Metzler Charles R. Miller Frank Miller Coburn Mirfield Phyllis Aida Mirfield George V. Monroe Jonas Monroe William H. Monroe Thorlief J. Monson William Moore Wayne T. Morgan Richard Mortensen
Brian Needham Phillip Nei Christian Nelson Ernest Nelson, Jr. Martin Nelson Ole Nelson Abel Nickles Charles H. Nickles Frederick D. Nickles Otis Nickles Prescott Nickles Stephen Nickles Warren C. Nickles George P. Nickless Ingemann J. Nielsen, II George H. Nobbs	Harry Ohs Martin T. O'Sullivan Hans Otto Harry S. Oulton, Sr.	Gilbert W. Page Artemus Parker Maj. Jonas Parker Sydney Parker Asa Parlin Marie D. Pearson Oscar E. Pedersen William Pedersen H. Russell Perry, Jr. George Pisciello George W. Porter Irvin Puffer Richard Putonen
Charles Rhodes Horace N. Ricker Peter Riley Daniel W. Robbins Frank E..Robbins John Robbins William B. Robinson Howard Rockstrom Roy Rose John Roth Daniel W. Rounds Thomas A. Ryan	J.H. Sanders Raymond E. Sargent Salvatore Scarpino John R. Schaefer John Harold Schoolcraft William R. Schoolcraft John William Schulz, Jr. Harold M. Shneider Carroll Sleeper Robert I. Sleeper Ruben E. Snell James Somerville Joseph A. Sorli Harvey Spence Donald A. Sturtz C. George Swanson Paul Swanson Edward Sweeney	Abraham Taylor Daniel E. Teabo Phillip Thomassen Robert Edward Trainor
Lawrence VanGundy	John Waitkunas Rosco Waltz William Wamsley Irwin Warren Richard Warren Lester W. Waterman Benjamin H. Webster Robert Wesselhoeft George W. West Orin G. Whittemore Francis Wiggen Herbert F. Wilkie Ambrose Wilkins C.I. Wilkins Helen Wilkins James P. Wilkins James W. Wilkins Varnum Wilkins Charles Williamson George H. Wilson Harold B. Wilson Capt. H.W. Wilson Robert Wilson Thomas James Wilson Walter Woodward Charles T. Worthley Alan Wright	Theodore Zizza Clement W. Zwack

THE NEW HONOR ROLL IS COMPLETED

The new Honor Roll Memorial provides due recognition to those Carlisle residents who served in the U.S. military during the 20th century and beyond, and in some cases paid the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives. The previous bulletin board-type structures were in serious disrepair and were confusing in their listing of the Carlisle veterans of the various war periods.

In the fall of 2007, the Carlisle Honor Roll Committee (HRC) was appointed by the Board of Selectmen to upgrade the current Town Common Honor Roll site. The intent of the new Honor Roll is to clearly differentiate which veterans served during which era and to provide a more permanent and dignified space on the Town Common where people can safely visit and contemplate the sacrifices made by the men and women of Carlisle in service of their Country.

Honor Roll Committee

Doug Stevenson, Chair
Alan Carpenito
Larry Bearfield
Ned Berube, US Army Veteran
Alan Cameron, US Navy Veteran
Greg Fairbank, US Army

Architect/Designers Levi+Wong, Concord

HRC Committee Objectives

Establish guidelines for inclusion on the Honor Roll (COMPLETED)
Conduct an outreach to seek out those veterans who deserve to be included (COMPLETED)
To date nearly 200 new names will be added
Develop a "virtual veteran's memorial" website that includes all veteran's memorials in Carlisle (COMPLETED)
(Note: this website will be utilized as part of the HRC's communications with our community)
Establish design criteria, RFQ (Request for Qualifications) and selection process for a designer (COMPLETED)
Oversee construction process (COMPLETED)

New Honor Roll Design Objectives

Reflect the character, history and fabric of our colonial era town
Provide a more dignified and permanent memorial
Fully integrate it in with the Town Common
Project a sense of respect, repose and reverence
Provide ease of access with handicap accessibility
Design with enough space to allow for appropriate ceremonies
Clearly differentiate which veterans served in which era
Identify which veterans were killed in action
Durable materials to provide an enduring message in perpetuity
Easy maintenance and upkeep

Next Steps / Project Timeline

Contingent upon funding approval @ Town Meeting, May 5th(APPROVED)

April 7, 2008
- RFQ release to architects/designers (COMPLETED)
May 5, 2008 @ 3pm
- RFQ deadline (COMPLETED)
June 16 & 19 7:30 - 9:30pm
- Architect/designer Interviews (COMPLETED)
June
- Architect/designer Selected (COMPLETED)
Summer/Fall 2008
- Design development & permitting (COMPLETED)
Winter/Spring 2009
- Site prep & installation
May 25, 2009 (Memorial Day)
- Honor Roll Memorial Dedication
- Revised Dedication Date:
Sunday, June 28, 2009, 2 pm

Status Update:
The Honor Roll Committee is pleased to announce that the memorial project has been completed. The granite and bronze plaques have been installed. Plantings donated by Carlisle Garden Club decorate the Memorial site and are flourishing.

Our formal dedication ceremony occurred on Old Home Weekend - Sunday, June 28, 2009. We had a respectful ceremony that included guest speaker Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds, Commander of Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, many Distinguished guests attended along with many veteran's whose names appear on the Memorial. See the July 3rd, 2009 issue of the Carlisle Mosquito for a full report on the day's activities.

Funding

On March 17, 2008, the HRC received approvals by the CPC for their request for $15,000 in project design fees and $83,000 for site work, construction, materials such as stones, bronze markers, etc. and site landscaping. It is anticipated that, although not part of the Honor Roll project, the HRC will utilize on-site equipment to grade out an area around the Common flagpole to create a more suitable site for ceremonies. Funding was subsequently approved at Town Meeting on May 5, 2008. Any funds not used will revert back to the CPA fund.

Community Preservation Act

The HRC applied for funding through the Community Preservation Act. The CPA was established by the State and adopted at Town Meeting in 2001. All real estate transactions conducted since then are assessed a 2% surcharge which is placed into the CPA. Carlisle currently receives an additional 2% from the State and to date has received over $1M. The funds are designed for Town-related projects that would not ordinarily be part of the regular Town budget. A Carlisle Community Preservation Committee (CPC) appointed by the Board of Selectmen, solicits proposals from Town entities for project funding. All CPC-approved projects must then be approved by a majority at Town Meeting. If approved, projects are still required to adhere to all Town By-laws dictating public meetings and approvals by appropriate Town Boards & Commissions.