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Planning board and local funeral director back alkaline hydrolysis option in zoning hearing
Summary
At a July 22 public hearing the Montgomery County Planning Board recommended support for ZTA 25‑09 to allow alkaline hydrolysis (water cremation) at funeral homes; a sustainable funeral director described energy and emissions benefits and urged favorable council action. The public hearing closed and committee review will follow.
Montgomery County held a public hearing July 22 on Zoning Text Amendment 25‑09 to permit alkaline hydrolysis — often called water cremation — as part of funeral, interment and crematory uses. The Planning Board recommended support for the ZTA and the council closed the hearing and said a Planning, Housing and Parks committee work session will be scheduled.
Why it matters: Supporters called alkaline hydrolysis a potentially…
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