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Committee reviews Valley High and Spicer cemetery oversight; suggests filling vacancy and exploring staff‑led appointments
Summary
Committee received an overview of Valley High and Spicer cemeteries, learned Valley High has available plots and that Spicer is an abandoned small lot within a subdivision, and suggested filling the cemetery board vacancy with a staff member or other engaged appointee rather than a passive public volunteer.
The Administrative Services Committee on Oct. 8 received a briefing on the county’s two cemeteries — Valley High Cemetery (active pauper cemetery near Nelson Road) and Spicer Cemetery (a small, largely abandoned plot inside a subdivision) — and discussed how the county should staff and oversee their boards and operations.
Scott Hartman, deputy county administrator, and Jim Heisler, county board liaison to the Valley High Cemetery Board, described the county’s statutory responsibilities under the County Cemetery Care Act and the Disposition of Remains Act and outlined operational details for burial, plot availability and maintenance.
Why it matters: Valley High is the county’s pauper cemetery and is used for indigent burials; the county also owns the Spicer Cemetery, an abandoned…
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