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City council tables cemetery ordinance changes after concerns about bereavement impacts
Summary
Proposed amendments to cemetery regulations (Title 8, Chapter 11) — including moving winter-decor removal dates and temporarily prohibiting burials over the Memorial Day weekend — were discussed and sent back to staff after council members raised concerns about bereavement flexibility and potential costs to families.
The council reviewed proposed updates to Title 8, Chapter 11 (cemetery regulations) on Nov. 13, including formatting corrections, adjusting decoration removal dates (moving a removal window to March 1 to October 30), and a proposed restriction prohibiting burials in Rose Hill and Falling Memorial Cemeteries from 8 a.m. the Friday before Memorial Day until noon the Tuesday after…
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