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Coppell council amends cemetery fee plan, raises nonresident plot price to $10,000
Summary
After months of debate, the Coppell City Council approved an amended fee schedule for Rolling Oaks Memorial Cemetery that raises the nonresident single-plot price to $10,000 and sets new resident rates, while directing staff to monitor sales and revisit pricing as needed.
The Coppell City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to amend the city’s cemetery fee schedule for Rolling Oaks Memorial Cemetery, raising the proposed nonresident single-plot price to $10,000 and adopting the new resident and nonresident rates into the city’s master fee schedule.
The change came after several council members said they wanted stronger nonresident pricing immediately to reduce the share of nonresident purchases while staff continues a longer review of market comparators, perpetuity funding and annual cost-recovery goals.
Councilmember Jim Walker said he wanted more background before voting but said he preferred to delay: “I’d really like to wait on the pricing and being included in the ordinance and then see a more fulsome presentation about…
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