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Residents urge council to change cemetery clean‑up schedule, call quarterly clearing excessive
Summary
Multiple residents urged Snowflake council to revisit a quarterly cemetery clean‑up policy, asking for a single full clean‑up in May and lighter maintenance the rest of the year; Mayor Byron Lewis said he would meet with residents to seek a solution.
Several Snowflake residents used public comment on April 1 to press the council to modify the town cemetery's posted quarterly clean‑up schedule, saying current practice removes decorations too frequently and upsets families.
Danielle Elkins asked that the council agendize the cemetery clean‑up schedule, noting that families who live outside town cannot replace decorations every three months. Marie Caldwell said quarterly clearings are "excessive," asked that a complete clean‑up be held in May with lighter attention in the other months, and said items that do not impede mowers should be left in place because total removal leaves people feeling "violated." Julie Hensley reported that decorations — "even items that are on the headstone that don’t impede the mower" — had been removed in a short span and urged the council to find a better solution.
Mayor Byron Lewis responded that he would meet with residents to work toward a solution and directed staff to follow up.
No formal action was taken at the meeting; the remarks were entered into the public record and appear likely to be the basis for a future agenda item or staff report.
