Adjustment To Cemetery Fees

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It’s a matter of grave concern for families of the recently-deceased in the city of South Haven cemetery. The city council approved a resolution for fairer burial plot pricing this week. City Manager Brian Dissette tells us the city had been charging the out-of-town rate for a plot in cases where the family being charged lived out of town, but the deceased was a resident.

“As the amendment is written, it will effectively change that policy to allow anyone to purchase a city plot at the city standard price for a city resident, despite where the buy is coming from, be it in the city or outside,” Dissette said.

The problem with cemetery fees was brought to the city’s attention by a local funeral home.