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Mona City accepts State Historic Preservation grant to digitize cemetery records
Summary
The Mona City Council accepted an $11,688 grant from the State Historic Preservation Office to digitize cemetery records; the project requires a $2,922 local match for a $14,610 project. Staff presented vendor estimates and said the digital system will enable searchable records and online access.
The Mona City Council voted to accept an $11,688 grant from the State Historic Preservation Office to digitize Mona City Cemetery records and maps; the acceptance requires a local match of $2,922, bringing the total project cost to $14,610.
Alicia, who presented the grant, said she had solicited bids from multiple vendors and described two options she was considering: Spatial Generations (quoted at $9,320 initial cost plus approximately $1,200 per year) and another vendor (Sunrise) that had an initial quote she said was $13,000 but with much lower annual maintenance. Alicia told council she would meet vendors to clarify timelines and said some bids estimated roughly six months for completion — a timeline she questioned given the cemetery’s size.
Alicia described the practical benefits of the digital program: searchable records, online access to family plots and a public‑facing database. “It’ll make it easier,” she said when describing how residents could look up family members and purchase or review plot records online.
Councilmember motioned and seconded acceptance of the grant; the council approved the grant acceptance in the meeting record.
Why it matters: digitizing cemetery records creates a publicly accessible repository for historic and genealogical research, simplifies administration of plots and supports preservation efforts financed in part by state grant funds with a modest local match.
What’s next: staff will finalize vendor choice after follow‑up meetings, confirm the project timeline and incorporate the required local match into the city budget and procurement process.
