Benkelman Cemetery board asks Dundy County to take over groundskeeping
The Benkelman Cemetery Board told commissioners its long-time sexton is retiring and the board lacks funds to pay a replacement; it asked the county to consider providing groundskeeping. Chairman Sye Tecker said he will review cemetery budget details and revisit the request at the next meeting.
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The Benkelman Cemetery Board asked Dundy County commissioners to consider taking over groundskeeping after longtime sexton Bob Willis stops performing maintenance at the end of May. The board said annual tax income for the cemetery is about $14,000 and insurance last year totaled $4,104.44, leaving little capacity to pay a sexton despite a recent increase in plot prices.
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