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Westwood Cemetery Master Plan
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council approve the revised Westwood Cemetery Master Plan.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Ben Schmadeke. Capital Projects Manager, 919-918-7424, bschmadeke@carrboronc.gov <mailto:bschmadeke@carrboronc.gov>
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
The Town Council held two work sessions on the Westwood Cemetery over the past year - the first on October 11, 2022 and the second on June 15, 2023. The master plan presented herein reflects the direction provided by the Town Council from those work sessions.
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Information
INFORMATION: The Town Council most recently held a work session on June 15, 2023 to discuss the potential expansion of the Westwood Cemetery. A conceptual development plan was presented by staff at that time and a discussion was held on cemetery development limits, cemetery features, and the location of the cemetery access road. A revised master plan has been developed based on the comments from this work session and is included in Attachment A. This master plan incorporates cemetery improvements, additional areas for burial plots, diversified internment options and undeveloped greenspace. Upon the adoption of the plan, certain plots could be surveyed and staked out to be made available for purchase. Implementation of the entire master plan would be conducted in phases dictated by burial demand and the availability of funding.
An amendment to Chapter 13 of the Town Code would be required to make provisions for the different internment options included in the master plan.
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Fiscal and Staff Impact
FISCAL IMPACT: The Town has budgeted $100,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for development and improvement of the Westwood Cemetery. The cost to create the cemetery master plan design is $11,460. The cost to construct the entire master plan is estimated to be $630,000. The cost to survey and stake out plots to begin use of the expanded site is estimated to be $15,000 (this work would not be contingent on constructing the entire development). Potential revenues from plot sales from the master plan would exceed $1.5M.
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Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION: The Town Manager recommends that the Town Council approve the Westwood Cemetery Master Plan (Attachment B).
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