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Norwich trustees hold off broad headstone repairs pending prosecutor guidance in Wesley Chapel old section
Summary
Trustees approved limited cemetery work only on stones already in township possession and said they will await letter from the county prosecutor before repairing headstones in the cemetery's old section; county engineer activity to mark boundaries was noted.
The Norwich Township trustees directed cemetery staff to limit headstone repairs to stones already in township possession and to await explicit legal guidance before undertaking further work in the old section of Wesley Chapel Cemetery, trustees said.
Mr. Rice reported the county engineer had been marking boundaries at the old section to facilitate a proposed settlement. The township sought a written determination from the prosecutor’s office about whether the board needs family permission or faces liability before resetting stones; trustees agreed to pause additional work until that letter arrives.
The board discussed vendor quotes for monument resetting (a provider offered a man-and-boom truck at $100 per hour, lower than the usual $200), and directed staff to inspect roofs and maintenance buildings for damage. The trustee action aims to balance cemetery preservation with legal caution as the township completes settlement steps and boundary transfers.
