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Council reviews cemetery expansion plan and placeholder funding for cremation niches
Summary
Staff proposed a $127,000 cemetery expansion to add about 900 burial plots and a $205,000 placeholder for roughly 224 cremation niches; council members discussed double‑depth burials and whether to treat cremation elements as a separate policy decision.
City staff presented a proposal to expand the municipal cemetery and to add cremation niches, and Council discussed policy options including whether to require double‑depth burials in future sections.
Derric Rykert, Community Development Director, described a proposed $127,000 expansion that would add approximately 900 burial plots and extend the cemetery’s lifespan by roughly seven years; staff also presented a $205,000 proposal to construct about 224 cremation niches and a larger $234,000 placeholder for potential future expansion. Rykert said the expansion would primarily use the former pony fields and existing parking areas without impacting active ball fields.
Council members raised policy questions. Mr. Bunker noted double‑depth burials are allowed but not currently required and the Council could consider a separate policy to require them in future sections. Mayor Frost said requiring double‑depth burials would be a policy decision for separate discussion. Staff will return with fee schedule details and the item will be considered again in a future work session.
