Board discusses rise in 'green burials' and ordinance implications
Board members described green burials on private land and said an ordinance passed in the last two or three years enabled the practice; staff said the GIS office helps locate burial plots and the sheriff and county surveyor must be involved to document legal boundaries.
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Board members asked about how common green burials have become and whether the county has rules to ensure future access and maintenance. The chair said green burials — where families bury loved ones on private land or family farms rather than through funeral homes — have become more common in Vernon County in the past two to three years and that an ordinance supporting the practice was passed recently with GIS support.
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