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Webster County funeral director asks county to raise direct cremation and transport fees
Summary
A funeral director asked Webster County to raise the county-paid direct cremation fee from $800 to $1,500 and seek a higher per-trip payment for medical-examiner transports; staff requested usage data and said budget constraints make immediate approval uncertain.
Rob Gunderson, owner of Gunderson Funeral Home, asked Webster County commissioners during a budget workshop to increase the county-paid direct cremation rate and raise the fee the county pays for medical-examiner transport.
Gunderson told the meeting the county currently pays $800 for direct cremation and that “it’s been that price for probably a good 10 years or better.” He said rising costs and the round-the-clock nature of funeral work justify an increase and asked the county to raise the reimbursement to…
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