Cemetery Advisory Board discusses Benches, Markers and Radar

Cemetery Advisory Board discusses Benches, Markers and Radar

The Board:
Sherry Hoffpauir- Present
Ronnie Viss- Present
Barbara Gividen- Present
Courtney Alger- Present


Council Liaison:
Marc Payne- Absent

Meeting Agenda link

The Cemetery Advisory Board met at 1000am, on January 16, 2020. Everyone was present except the City Councilman Marc Payne who is the liaison to the board. He missed their meeting in November 2019, also.

Action Items:
1. This was placed on the agenda before Jeff Stoddard became the Director of Parks and Recreation. The board was unsure exactly why it was place on the the agenda. Stoddard asked that if they would table this until the next meeting, he would review it and bring back some recommendations. It was tabled.

2. The board started a discussion about replacing area markers in the new section of the city cemetery. The board was unsure of the budget available and tabled the item until the next meeting.

3. The board discussed  the Tree and Bench Sponsor Program. It was started by the previous Parks Director. To date there has only been one bench placed and it cost more to produce than the donation. The board asked Mr Stoddard to look back into it and come back with more options and prices.

4. The agenda Item for ground penetrating radar was tabled after it was discussed by the board. THe purpose of the ground penetrating radar will be to verify burial locations (sold, not sold, sold and never used) and not to disturb remains that predate the cemetery. Jeri Wood said that the old section needs to be mapped for the verification purpose but that it would cost more to rent one that to purchase it. The purchase price is about $3000. She also said that other department in the city could use it. Ronnie Viss said in order to save money just move to another section.