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Council committee moves Arlington cemetery ordinance toward first readings; city aims to sell burial rights starting this fall
Summary
Municipal Policy Committee reported progress on an Arlington Cemetery ordinance that would allow the sale of burial rights for previously unclaimed plots; staff said about 1,100–1,600 plots may be available and the city anticipates opening sales Oct. 1 following outreach and selecting an operator.
Council member Odom Wesley, reporting for the Municipal Policy Committee on May 13, said the committee continued work on an Arlington Cemetery ordinance that would allow the city to sell burial rights for plots it believes are unowned or abandoned.
Wesley said staff presented considerations for selling burial rights and that the ordinance…
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