FAQs

Families are welcome to do personal tending of the shrubbery planted at their loved one’s gravesite, but no outside major equipment or contractors may be brought into the Town’s Cemeteries.  We can all hope for … Read full article→

We are looking into modifying the funding model to add additional charges that would be immediately “expendable” by the DPW and putting those funds into a revolving fund instead of a trust fund. But with … Read full article→

With all the demands on the Town’s general operating funds, there are no good alternatives for the Town.  The DPW Director is trying to have DPW staff as available spend whatever time they can find … Read full article→

The Perpetual Trust fund (valued in November 2010 at $749,460) is among 17 trust funds which are managed by the Town’s Treasurer, with assistance from an investment advisory committee comprised of three residents with extensive … Read full article→

No.   The Public Works Department typically requires about $60,000 annually to properly maintain the cemeteries and up until a few years ago the Trust generated about half of what is needed and the Town’s general … Read full article→

For the most part, the funding comes from the price residents pay for a grave. The price for each grave ($1,500 as of 11/06/2025) sold by the Town has three components: $600 is for the … Read full article→