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Elmwood Cemetery fees to rise July 1 after St. Paul council vote
Summary
The City of St. Paul adopted fee increases for Elmwood Cemetery—covering lot and niche purchases, disinterment/reinterment, and staking/laying sod—and removed Sunday open/close or staking, effective July 1, 2026. The council approved Resolution 2026-1 to amend the city fee schedule.
The St. Paul City Council voted June 1 to increase fees at Elmwood Cemetery and adopt a city fee-schedule amendment to reflect those changes.
Council member Jerry Woodgate moved to approve the Elmwood Cemetery rate increases as recommended by the Elmwood Cemetery Board; Council member Mark Wilson seconded the motion. The minutes record a 4-0 vote (Kowalski, Peters, Wilson and Woodgate voted aye). The council later approved Resolution 2026-1 to amend the City of St. Paul Fee Schedule to reflect the cemetery changes; the fee schedule amendment takes effect Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
According to the minutes, the increases apply to (1) lot and niche purchases; (2) disinterment and reinterment; and (3) staking fees for monuments and laying sod. The minutes also state that Sunday open/close or staking will no longer be available. The Elmwood Cemetery Board had approved the new rate increases on May 13, 2026.
The council recorded the vote and the effective date in the motion; the minutes do not list the new dollar amounts for each line item in the cemetery schedule.
