ROCKINGHAM — RE: “Shame on BF for memorial fund vote” [Letters, May 29]:
I believe the Sarah Burr Howard memorial trust should be restored. I agree that the interest it has accumulated is not a lot, but the funds could be used for some good or at least some food or Christmastime gifts or whatever.
Was this even a legal vote to dissolve this trust? It should be reinstated.
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