City Council Approves Oakwood Cemetery Fees Revisions
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Jennifer Peryam-jperyam@timesuniononline.com
Warsaw City Council Tuesday approved an ordinance revising Oakwood Cemetery fees. Fees have not been revised since 2008, according to Hal Heagy, cemetery sexton. Fees for residents will be $400 for burial lots and grave openings, full body. The fees were $300. Also set were cremation garden lots, two per person, $195, an increase from $145; cremation garden lots, three per person, $220, an increase from $170; cremation garden lots, four per person, $245, an increase from $195; and columbarium niches, $600, an increase from $450. The council also approved conflict-of-interest statements for Warsaw-Wayne Township Fire Territory personnel Rob Barker, Aaron Bolinger, Mike Brubaker, Andrew Callaway, Brent Fifer, Ed Kipker, Brian Drobitsch, Dave Vercauteren and Fred Parrett; city engineer James Emans; City Councilman Mike Klondaris; building inspector Josh Salsgiver and Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer. The council approved transferring $30,300 from the Northern Tax Increment Finance District Professional Services account into salaries to pay for a portion of the city engineer’s salary. The redevelopment commission will cover approximately 20 percent of the engineer’s salary. In other business, councilman Jerry Frush congratulated Union Tool for being in business for 70 years. Diane Quance, council president, thanked the street department for their work on the roads during winter weather.
