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Yarmouth Board of Health begins drafting green-burial policy; board narrows key constraints
Summary
The Board discussed a staff-proposed framework for home and green burials, agreed Zone 2 would not allow green burials, endorsed using setbacks (not fixed lot sizes), and asked staff to draft a regulation incorporating state guidance, DPW/water-supplier input, and conservation-review requirements.
The Yarmouth Board of Health resumed a multi-meeting review of proposed rules for green burials and home burials on Dec. 2, directing staff to draft a policy that incorporates state guidance and input from the town's water supplier and conservation officials.
Staff outlined a 13-question framework (expanded by board members) for a draft regulation. Board members agreed on several guiding principles: green burials should not be permitted in Zone 2 (the board cited a prior, longstanding local practice described by the town cemetery supervisor), setbacks should be used to determine suitability rather…
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