Effective
date: August 7, 2009
EASTON
MAPLE GROVE
REGULATIONS
1. The cemeteries are open for visitation
from sunrise to sunset every day.
2. Upright grave markers
are allowed on any grave within the cemeteries.
Grave marker footers
must be installed by
Footers will be installed at two time periods of the year.
Once in the spring, with requests made by May
1
Again in the fall, with request made by August 1
Weather
permitting, the footers will be set in time for marker display on Memorial Day
and
Labor Day
respectively.
3. In keeping with the objective of
simple dignity in our cemeteries, no planting of trees, shrubs, bushes,
flowers, or any other plants shall be permitted on the cemetery
grounds.
4. Wreaths, blankets, plastic flowers,
or any other decorations shall be permitted on the cemetery grounds during the
week before
and the week after Memorial Day. Such decorations will be removed and
discarded at any mowing or maintenance time.
5.
Decorations may be placed on upright grave markers as long as the
decoration is within the outer perimeter of the grave marker.
Decorations which protrude outside
the outer perimeter of the grave marker will be removed and discarded at each
mowing or
maintenance time.
6.
In the interest of safety, no clay pots, glass containers or sharp wire
or metal devices may be placed at the grave at any
time.
7. One casket and one cremation to be
buried on a single plot, or two cremations buried on a single plot.
The cremation shall be buried on top of casket in front of the head
stone. All cremations must be in a
vault.
8.
Notifications of burials must be by 2:00 pm the previous business
day.
9. Only human remains may be buried in
Chippewa Township Cemeteries. No pets shall be buried at any place in the
Cemeteries.
10. The Township, when
deemed acceptable, will purchase the lots back from certified deed holders at
the purchase price paid by the
original owner.
11. Under no
circumstances, are grave owners to remove any lot markers or aluminum pins that
are found in the ground.
12. All openings and
closings of graves must be done by the employees, or under the direction of
13. Any person who
chooses to change markers will pay the cost of the new foundation and material
costs for the removal of the
existing marker.
14. The use of bicycles
or All Terrain Vehicles is prohibited.
15. The possession of
alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs in the cemeteries is strictly
prohibited.
CEMETERIES
Fees: Township resident Non-resident
Single lots
$250.00
$450.00
Double lots
$500.00 $900.00
Cremation lots
$100.00
$150.00
Marker foundations (36”
deep - 2” above ground)
Single/Double
$175.00
Veterans
$100.00
Open/close graves -
$350.00
Open/close cremation gravesite - $175.00