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Sunday, October 7, 2018

Randolph Cemetery Needs More Revenue


Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah. October 3, 2018.  George Peart, Randolph Cemetery Board Chair, told county commissioners that the Randolph Cemetery District needs more revenue. This year a new road was added and additional acreage was added to the cemetery.  They also need some additional mechanical repairs. 

Peart said he had been in contact with the State.  It was recommended that the District put in a rate increase that would raise $5,000 which is significantly lower than the allowable rate.  The tax will be raised.  They must go through the process mandated by state law.  There will be a public hearing October 17, then the Commission must approve the cemetery budget in December for 2019. The rate increase will go into effect in January. For tax purposes, the cemetery and the fire district have the same boundaries.

Commissioner Norm Weston said the cemetery has improved a lot.  

Peart said that they are buying back plots from families that may have moved away and won’t use them.  There is a different plot rate for residents; it is $500 for a plot with 4 spaces.  A non-resident pays $1000 for 4.  In the past, a family had to buy 8 plots, now only 4 must be purchased. 

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