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Prairie Home Cemetery commission approves 2026 price increases
Summary
The Waukesha City Cemetery Commission voted unanimously Dec. 8 to approve a set of 2026 price increases for Prairie Home Cemetery after a presentation from Cemetery Director Karen, who cited rising wages, insurance and supply costs and a possible reduction in the city general fund contribution.
The Waukesha City Cemetery Commission voted unanimously Dec. 8 to adopt a package of price increases for Prairie Home Cemetery that the cemetery director said are needed to keep pace with rising wage, benefit and supply costs.
Cemetery Director Karen presented the proposed 2026 pricing schedule and said the plan reflects “raising wages, benefits, insurance costs, as well as increasing costs of our supplies and services.” She told the commission the city’s general-fund contribution to the cemetery has historically been $888,661 and that the cemetery budget is likely to be affected as citywide financial…
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