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Town of Mashpee Department ofPi brx Works <br /> 350 Meetinghouse Raad <br /> Mashpee,Massachusetts 02649 <br /> Tefephone - (508)539-1420 <br /> FaX- (508)539-3894 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> August 31, 2017 <br /> TO: Board of Selectmen <br /> Rodney Collins, Town Manager <br /> ,/ <br /> FROM: Catherine Laurent, Director <br /> RE: Recommendation for Change in Great Neck Woods Cemetery Plot Fees. <br /> Description <br /> The Cemetery Commission reviewed the fees for purchase of plots at Great Neck Woods <br /> Cemetery in comparison to fees charged in the adjacent communities. See attached. <br /> Background <br /> The plot fees for Great Neck Woods Cemetery have not changed since the opening of the <br /> cemetery in 2002. The revenue from the sale of plots at the cemetery to date has been <br /> sufficient to fund the costs associated with the annual maintenance and improvement of the <br /> cemetery (excluding DPW labor). Some money is set aside for future capital costs, such as the <br /> chip sealing of the roads recently completed. <br /> Recommendation <br /> The Cemetery Commission recommends that the Board vote.to increase the plot/niche fees at <br /> Great Neck Woods Cemetery as follows: <br /> Existing Proposed <br /> Mash pee resident or taxpayer $600 $600 Single plot <br /> $1000 $1200 Double plot <br /> $500 $600 Each additional plot <br /> $600 $600 Cremation plot <br /> $525 $600 Niche. <br /> Non-resident/Non taxpayer- $800 $900' Single plot <br /> $1600 $1500 - Double plot <br /> $700 $900. Each additional plot <br /> $800 $900 Cremation plot <br /> $725` $900 Niche' <br />