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Norwich trustees raise non‑resident cemetery price, approve maintenance and equipment purchases
Summary
The board approved raising the price of cemetery graves for non‑residents to $500 effective June 1, 1990, and discussed maintenance projects including a new truck, shed, tile work and future pricing and legal questions about marker changes and exhumation requests.
Trustees approved changes to cemetery pricing and authorized maintenance actions at Wesley Chapel and other township burial grounds.
During cemetery reports trustees discussed on‑site repairs: new truck and snow‑plow work, shed construction for a gas tank, repairs to equipment and the installation of new tile for the maintenance building. The board approved purchases and repairs as presented by Mr. Rice and Mr. Montgomery.
The trustees voted to raise the price of cemetery graves for non‑residents from $300 to $500, effective June 1, 1990, keeping resident pricing at $300. The board also instructed the clerk to check legal requirements with the prosecutor’s office about lowering flush headstones and procedures for exhumation or transfer of remains following requests. The minutes record routine maintenance approvals and authorization to solicit estimates for larger projects such as cemetery foundation work and paving.
