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Cemetery Plot Sales, Fee Structure, and Improvements
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Town Council with the information requested at the October 11, 2022, Council Work Session regarding prioritizing cemetery plot sales, a sliding scale fee structure for conventional cemetery plots, and funding for improvements at Old Carrboro Cemetery and Westwood Cemetery.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
CONTACT INFORMATION: Ben Schmadeke, Capital Projects Manager, 919-918-7424, bschmadeke@carrboronc.gov
; Daniel Snipes, Interim Public Works Director, 919-918-7432, dsnipes@carrboronc.gov
INFORMATION: The Town owns and maintains two public cemeteries, the Old Carrboro Cemetery and Westwood Cemetery. The Old Carrboro Cemetery is located at 110 Old Cemetery Rd. and dates to 1910. In October 2018, the Town began selling plots in the Old Carrboro Cemetery designated for green or natural burials; since then, approximately half of the burials have been green burials with the demand increasing considerably in 2021. As of January 2022, the Old Carrboro Cemetery has sold out of plots.
The Westwood Cemetery, located at 401 Davie Rd., has been an active Town Cemetery since 1948. This cemetery is divided into sections with approximately half of the space currently undeveloped and un-plotted. Green burials are not permitted in the Westwood Cemetery.
The sales rate for plots at both cemeteries has been increasing over the last several years. As of January 1, 2023, Westwood had 102 plots left for purchase and is expected to sell out within the next two to three years at the current rate of sales. Neighboring municipalities have sold out of traditional burial plots.
In response to the diminishing availability of plots at Westwood Cemetery, Public Works procured the services of landscape architect, Carter van Dyke and Associates (CVDA), to analyze ...
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