Warsaw City Council tonight will review a proposal to increase burial lot and grave opening fees at Oakwood Cemetery.
Oakwood Cemetery Board of Regents approved a motion July 10 to submit a favorable recommendation to the city council to increase lot fees by $50, cremation burial fees by $25 and an increase of 5 cents per square inch for foundations.The cemetery has not increased its fees since 2001.
The current price for lots and grave openings is $250 for Warsaw residents. With the proposed $50 increase, residents would pay $300 for burial lots.
Non-residents currently pay $350 for burial lots, and would pay $400 after the increase. Non-residents currently pay $275 for grave openings, and would pay $325 after the increase.
The council also will review a proposed $25 increase for cremation burial fees. Warsaw residents currently pay $60 for cremation burial, and the proposed rate would be $85.
Non-residents currently pay $75 for cremation burial and would pay $100 with the increase.
The proposal also includes a 5-cent increase per square inch for foundations. Residents and non-residents currently pay 30 cents per square inch and would be charged 35 cents if approved by the city council.
The council will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at city hall.
