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State Veterans Commissioner Warns Middletown Cemetery Nearing Shortage, Seeks 50‑Acre Sites
Summary
Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Ron Welch told the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee the state cemetery in Middletown is running short on cremation plots by 2027 and that the department has issued an RFP for at least 50 buildable acres to qualify for federal cemetery grants.
Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Ron Welch briefed the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Feb. 13 about capacity concerns at the state veterans cemetery in Middletown.
The cemetery (317 Bow Lane) opened Nov. 1, 1985, and currently contains 17,772 plots: 11,584 full‑casket plots, 3,138 in‑ground cremains plots and 3,000 columbarium niches, Welch said. Average usage over the last five years was provided, and Welch projected the near depletion of certain plot categories:…
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