BRIDGEPORT — A local funeral home owner being considered for the board of directors of the troubled Park Cemetery said he would be strictly business if chosen.
State Rep. Andre Baker will continue to do business with Park Cemetery even if he is appointed to its board of directors, he said on Friday.
“I don’t have any choice, but it’s not me, it’s my funeral home,” he said.
On Tuesday during a court hearing, Baker testified he will not be making any money from the Lindley Street cemetery if he is appointed to the board.
“I don’t make any profit off the graves, the people pay the cost from the cemetery. I just take the checks,” he said Friday.
A Superior Court judge is considering whether to accept the choices for the board selected by Probate Judge Paul Ganim. In addition to Baker, who owns the \Baker-Isaac Funeral Home, the other selections are Jim Bria, owner of Artista Studio and Monument Works and Anthony Monelli, a Trumbull lawyer and former employee of the Fairfield probate court.
Ganim said his only concern is to ensure the cemetery is run properly. He said his appointments are unpaid and would be for one year, after which a permanent board could be appointed.
Cheryl Jansen, who has four generations of family buried in the cemetery and who is currently running it, has objected to Ganim’s selections arguing that family members of those buried in the cemetery should be on the board.
from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Baker-says-he-will-still-do-business-with-Park-14059588.php
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