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Cemetery superintendent reports $300,000 in recent investments and new mapping system; city matched ARPA funds
Summary
Cemetery superintendent Jeff Wineske reported on a year of maintenance and capital work funded by $150,000 in ARPA funds plus a $150,000 match from cemetery extension funds, including HVAC and flooring repairs, a mapping software contract and irrigation and electrical upgrades.
Jeff Wineske, cemetery superintendent for Michigan City, told the Common Council on July 15 that the city used an ARPA allocation and matching cemetery funds to complete a range of maintenance and capital projects at Swan Lake and Greenwood cemeteries.
Wineske said the council provided $150,000 in ARPA funds a year earlier; the cemetery board matched that with $150,000 from cemetery extension funds. Major items he listed included replacement of two rooftop HVAC units at the Serenity Mausoleum for about $31,000, new flooring across cemetery buildings for about $36,000, and a cemetery…
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