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Consultants present Hillcrest Cemetery master plan: phased roadwork, memorial gardens and staffing suggested
Summary
Consultants recommended phased paving and drainage, new memorial and cremation garden options, expanded burial inventory and two dedicated grounds employees; an estimated revenue comparison and site phasing were presented to council at the March 6 workshop.
Consultants from LS Sloan Consulting Group presented a master plan for Hillcrest Cemetery at the March 6 council workshop that recommended phased road and drainage repairs, creation of cremation/memorial gardens, new pedestrian connections to adjacent parks and a modest staffing increase to operate burials and maintenance in‑house.
Stephanie Sloan, principal with LS Sloan Consulting Group, and landscape architect Greg (last name variously transcribed) described survey work, two public open houses and a stakeholder questionnaire that informed the plan. Road surface and drainage were the top concerns cited by survey respondents. The consultants proposed a defined permanent paved circulation network that would bring most graves within a 50‑foot standard access distance from a roadway, address failing culverts and consolidate travel onto new paved routes while leaving some low‑use roads available for phased repurposing.
Inventory and memorial options
The plan recommended offering a mix of traditional casketed burial, cremation products and memorial gardens.…
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