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Cemetery superintendent outlines repaving and equipment replacements in five‑year plan
Summary
Cemetery staff told the board they plan to use previously allocated funds to reoverlay Westridge roads this fiscal year, will seek bids for Union Cemetery repaving in later years, and listed equipment replacements including a tractor (~$45,000) and pickup (~$70,000 projected).
The cemetery superintendent presented a compact FY27 budget focused on operations and a five‑year capital plan. Operating lines include salaries for full‑time laborers, a $15,000 expense line for general maintenance and supplies, and small commissioner stipends. On the capital side, the superintendent said $35,000 had been allocated previously to reoverlay expansion roads at Westridge Cemetery (originally paved in 1997); that work would be put out to bid with an effort to complete before the Memorial Day holiday.
Looking further ahead, officials flagged Union Cemetery (at Route 169/20) for repaving in a subsequent year; those roads likely have not been fully overlaid since the mid‑20th century. Equipment replacements included a 2012 John Deere utility loader (estimate $45,000) and a 2017 F‑350 pickup/plow unit projected at about $70,000 when replacement is due. The five‑year package total was summarized as roughly $178,000.
Board members discussed whether cemetery mowing might be folded into contracted field maintenance (recent bids suggested that in‑house work may remain preferable) and the possibility of repurposing an old station building as a storage/garage to house cemetery equipment and consolidate operations. No formal action was taken; staff will move forward with scoping and bidding as appropriate.
