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Council approves first reading to standardize cremains marker sizes after discovery of inconsistent installations
Summary
On first reading council approved Ordinance 1511-26 to standardize cremains-area marker dimensions to match a 12x12 plot (allowing 11x11 markers); staff said they will identify any purchasers who believed they bought larger plots and 'make them whole' before second reading.
The council held a substantive discussion on Jan. 12 about inconsistent cremains-plot dimensions in the City cemetery and approved the ordinance on first reading to standardize marker sizes.
Public Works Director Shane LeBlanc told council the underlying issue is that the cemetery was originally platted on a 12x12-inch grid, but newer paperwork and some records listed larger…
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