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Lake Oswego staff recommend exploring acquisition and phased takeover of Oswego Pioneer Cemetery
Summary
Parks staff told the council the Oswego Pioneer Cemetery is solvent and in regulatory good standing but would operate at a net loss under municipal rules; staff recommended continued due diligence, digitizing records and a transitional arrangement (2–3 years) with the current sexton to preserve institutional knowledge.
Parks and recreation staff presented the Oswego Pioneer Cemetery ownership and transition plan and asked the City Council whether it wanted staff to continue due diligence toward eventual acquisition and operation.
Parks Director Ivan Andrew Home and Adult Community Center Manager Maria Bigelow told council the cemetery’s nonprofit board previously requested the city consider a takeover (in 2016 and again in 2021). Staff said records appear generally current, the cemetery is in good standing with the state mortuary board,…
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