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Owego trustees authorize RFP to study reopening cemetery plots and discuss monument repairs
Summary
The village agreed to begin the process of reopening plot sales at Owego Evergreen Cemetery and authorized an RFP for a cemetery consultant; trustees also discussed a $17,700 monument repair proposal and required public-notice and procurement steps.
The Owego Village Board agreed to begin the process of reopening plot sales at Owego Evergreen Cemetery and voted to direct staff to issue an RFP for a cemetery consultant to help with mapping, pricing, regulatory registration and a long-term plan for maintenance.
Cemetery committee representatives outlined a plan to open new full‑size and cremation plots in identified sections, proposed prices (example: $900 purchase and $950 interment fee for full-size plots; $1,200 for cremation plots with two internments possible) and recommended the village remit required per‑interment fees into the state’s care and monument-repair accounts. "We're suggesting that in that new section... purchase price would be 900 and interment fee would be 950," the presenter said while describing the distribution of proceeds to administration, perpetual care and maintenance accounts.
Trustees unanimously approved drafting and issuing an RFP so the village could hire a consultant to organize records, assist with state registration and advise on pricing and procedures. Board members emphasized that reopening sales would follow New York State Cemetery Board guidelines, require establishing two funds for care and maintenance, and need clear mapping and record-keeping before sales begin.
The board also reviewed a proposed monument-restoration scope for the Thomas Flat Memorial with an estimated cost of $17,700. Trustees discussed procurement rules and the need to document outreach for alternative vendors, and they agreed to run a notice in the local paper seeking any surviving family members before awarding work. Members suggested adding the monument-project documentation to the consultant’s scope so the consultant could assist with family outreach, historic records, and formal notice requirements under state law.
Board action: the RFP authorization passed on a recorded unanimous vote. Trustees instructed staff to return with documented vendor outreach on the monument repair, to publish required notices seeking family members or other interested parties, and to incorporate monument work into the consultant scope where feasible.
