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Council votes to seek county reimbursement for care of veterans' graves — $76,200 annually
Summary
Council approved a resolution to submit an annual invoice to Eau Claire County for maintenance of veterans' graves after staff inventory counted 6,076 veteran or spouse graves across two city cemeteries and estimated an annual reimbursement request of $76,200 (about $12.54 per gravesite).
Director Berg presented background and counts for the city’s two cemeteries and requested council approval to submit an invoice to Eau Claire County for reimbursement of veteran grave care.
Berg told the council that the city maintains Forest Hill and Lakeview cemeteries and, with assistance from the local genealogical society, completed an inventory. He reported “we have a total of 6,076 veterans and veteran spouses' grave sites” across the two city cemeteries and calculated the city's share of cemetery operating costs attributable to veterans at $76,200 annually — about $12.54 per gravesite — that the county is statutorily responsible to reimburse under the cited state provision referenced in the discussion.
Councilmembers asked whether some graves date to earlier wars and whether cross-county jurisdiction issues (Chippewa County) applied; staff said both cemeteries reside in Eau Claire County and that the finance director had already initiated outreach to the county. After discussion, a motion by Councilmember Brewster, seconded by Councilmember Mboga, to approve submitting the annual invoice to the county passed unanimously on roll call.
