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Council Work Session: Carrboro Cemeteries
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide an update to the Town Council on the status of the two Town cemeteries - Westwood and the Old Carrboro Cemetery - and to seek input on the long-term operation and use of the two Town cemeteries.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works, Planning, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Resources
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; Ben Berolzheimer, Associate Planner, 919-918-7330, bberolzheimer@carrboronc.gov; Charles Harrington, Interim Recreation, Parks & Cultural Resources Director, 919-918-7377, charrington@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 Road and dates to 1910. As of January 2022, the Old Carrboro Cemetery has sold out of all available plots.
The Westwood Cemetery, located at 401 Davie Road 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. Approximately 100 plots remain in the developed portion of the property.
The sales rate for plots at both cemeteries has been increasing over the last several years. Westwood Cemetery is expected to sell out within the next two to three years based on the average sales rate of the last three years. Neighboring municipalities have[RW1] sold out of conventional burial plots in recent years. A detailed report on Carrboro Cemeteries can be found in Attachment A.
The eastern, un-used area of Westwood Cemetery has been analyzed for cemetery development. At the Board of Aldermen's' direction, Public Works procured the services of a consultant to investigate the soil suitability for burial plots and develop...
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