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Fairview Cemetery representative urges Sullivan County to reconsider $6 veteran grave-care rate
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A Fairview Cemetery representative told Sullivan County commissioners the $6-per-grave veteran care rate appears unchanged for about 16 years and urged an increase as plot sales decline; commissioners said they will consider raising the rate.
Matthew Dailey, representing the Fairview Cemetery Association, asked the Sullivan County Commissioners on Feb. 24 to consider raising the county’s per-grave care rate for veteran graves, which he said is $6.00 and has likely not changed in about 16 years. "With fewer plot sales, cemeteries could use more support," Dailey said.
Commissioner Brian Hoffman confirmed the county’s role in providing grave markers, flags and maintenance for veteran graves and said the Commissioners will consider increasing the per-grave rate. No motion to change the fee was made at the meeting; the request was recorded during the public comment period.
The exchange occurred during the public comment portion of the Feb. 24 meeting, which otherwise covered routine business and several unanimous approvals. The commissioners did not set a timeline or vote to change the veteran grave-care rate at that session.