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Council reviews proposed cemetery ordinance changes to clarify burial rights and maintenance authority
Summary
City staff summarized proposed revisions to the cemetery ordinance including written-permission requirements for burials, clearer rules for who has the right of interment, authority for the cemetery superintendent to require maintenance, adjusted headstone-size rules, and guidance on multiple interments; council asked for clearer language and staff plans to return the ordinance for consideration.
City staff summarized proposed revisions to the Newman City cemetery ordinance based on the recently completed cemetery master plan and asked council for input before returning a revised ordinance for formal consideration.
Staff said one proposed change would require written permission when someone without a property interest claims a right to be buried in a lot, and would give the cemetery…
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