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Council debates cemetery rules after site visit; members propose 'friends' group and clarify cleanup policy
Summary
After a late‑March site visit, councilors debated how strictly to enforce written cemetery rules versus allowing some flexible, family‑oriented exceptions. Members proposed creating an informal 'friends of the cemetery' group to help administer upkeep and avoid confrontations with staff.
New Franklin councilors spent an extended portion of their April 1 meeting reviewing observations from a recent cemetery site visit and discussing how the city should enforce existing cemetery rules.
Council members who attended the walk‑through said they saw a range of grave‑site care, from well‑manicured mulched footprints to mowed plots where loose items can impede maintenance. Participants described small tokens on headstones (coins, stones, small mementos) and discussed allowing stationary…
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