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Committee discusses designated section for cremation interments to reduce cost
Summary
Members discussed designating a cemetery section for urn interments and allowing multiple cremains per plot to lower cost for families; the committee noted current rules permit double interments and asked staff to formalize options.
Committee members said cremation burials are becoming more common and discussed options to reduce cost, including designating a section where multiple urns may be interred. The Chair said the town already allows some double interments and suggested the committee could set rules for a designated cremation section with explicit allowances for the number of urns per plot.
"I think cremations is gonna become more and more possible," the Chair said. Members suggested a designated area with limits (for example, set allowances of 1–10 urns in a section), and agreed that any implementation would require staff guidance and a clear paperwork process. No formal policy change was adopted at the meeting.
