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Open Space Committee recommends town bar dispersal of cremated remains in preserves
Summary
After debate, the Open Space Committee voted to recommend that Los Altos Hills not allow dispersal of cremated remains in its open-space preserves; the recommendation will be forwarded to the town for consideration.
The committee addressed a citizen request to deposit cremated remains in a burn preserve and debated a path between case-by-case exceptions and a broad policy. Members raised concerns about setting a precedent and about optics: allowing one exception might lead to repeated requests.
After discussion the committee approved a motion to recommend that the town not allow dispersal of cremated remains in open-space preserves. The committee's motion was framed as a recommendation to the town council rather than a binding ban; members said staff or the council could take additional steps if they wished to formalize or enforce a rule.
The committee did not act on special pleading for the individual requester and instead adopted the general recommendation for town policy.
