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Council considers buying equipment and raising grave‑opening fee after contractor demo
Summary
A councilor said using a contractor’s backhoe with a 36‑inch bucket reduced grave‑digging time dramatically and proposed raising the town’s grave‑opening fee from $500 to $700 to help buy a dedicated bucket or pay rental costs; staff will survey neighboring towns for comparable fees.
A councilor who helps manage cemetery operations described difficulties using the town’s backhoe for grave digging and recommended purchasing or renting heavier equipment to make the work faster and neater. The councilor said using Chase Nelson’s backhoe with a 36‑inch bucket reduced a job that previously took 2½ hours to about 35 minutes, but…
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