(a) The purchase of a Right to Bury for a niche is a final sale and nonexchangeable. It cannot, for any reason, be transferred, exchanged, or assigned. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Village may repurchase a niche at seventy-five percent (75%) of the current resident price, at the discretion of the Cemetery Commission.
(b) No Village resident may purchase a niche for a non-resident.
(c) The sale of a niche to a nonresident will be considered on a case-by-case basis upon receipt of a written request.
(d) The cost of a cremation bench is twelve thousand dollars ($12,000), which includes the foundation and engraving.
(e) Niche prices: Two (2) cremains may be interred in each niche.
RESIDENT | NON-RESIDENT | |
One Niche: | Tier A $3,500 | Tier A $6,000 |
Tier B $3,500 | Tier B $6,000 | |
Tier C $2,500 | Tier C $4,000 | |
Tier D $2,500 | Tier D $4,000 | |
Engraving: | $400.00 (one name) | $400.00 (one name) |
$575.00 (two names) | $575.00 (two names) | |
(f) NICHE BURIAL PROCEDURES AND COSTS (OPENING AND CLOSING):
(g) The cost for a niche interment before 2:00 pm is six hundred dollars ($600.00) and eight hundred fifty dollars ($850.00) after 2:00 pm Monday through Saturday.
(h) Payment is due upon the scheduling of a burial. Interments shall not be made until full payment is made.
(i) The Sexton requires the family to produce their interment permit.
(j) There shall be no burials on Sundays nor legal holidays.
(k) The Village must receive forty-eight (48)-hour notice (two (2) business days) for an interment. There will be no burials after 4:00 p.m.
(l) The niche is 12" long, 12" wide, and 12" high, or 14" long, 12" wide and 12" high depending on the columbarium and the size shall be verified with the cemetery Sexton prior to scheduling interment to ensure the correct size of the niche. For two (2) urns, each one must measure less than 5" wide, 5" long, and 11" tall. For one urn, it shall measure 11" long, 11" wide, and 11" tall or less.
(m) Engraving of the face plate is four hundred dollars ($400.00) for one name and five hundred seventy-five dollars ($575.00) for two (2) names. All engraving is done through the Village. Only the name and date of birth and death are permitted on the face plate.
(n) All interments will be done by Village employees.
(o) Human remains only may be interred. No objects are permitted other than an urn.
(p) The cost for a disinterment is one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) plus the cost of replacing the face plate.
(Ord. 2024-04. Passed 1-22-24.)