Lewiston council discusses cemetery resident definition, opts to keep State-based approach
Mayor Bodily presented differing definitions of 'resident' for cemetery pricing—State definition (reside and vote) versus property ownership/taxpayer approach—and the council declined to change policy. The mayor will draft a written policy on resident definition and end-of-life care.
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Mayor Bodily reported a request to change the policy that determines who qualifies for resident pricing on cemetery graves and said his research found two common municipal approaches: a State-based definition (a person resides and votes in the city) and a property-owner/taxpayer definition.
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