HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-25-98Approved by Cemetery Committee 4/29/98
CITY OF SANFORD
CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
• Special Meeting
February 25, 1998
Room 255 — City Hall
Sanford, Florida
PRESENT: Bill Welborn Thelma Mike
Fred Gaines Howard Jeffries
Marilyn Brisson Carol_ Stolaski
ABSENT: Christopher Neal
Meeting was called to order by Bill Welborn.
Invocation was given by Fred Gaines.
Discussion of Future Expansion of the Municipal Cemetery: Howard
informed the Committee that the City Manager requested a special
meeting to get the input from them as to whether the City should
expand the cemetery and that this issue would be on the City
Commmission agenda 3 -9 -98. The City has left approximately 200
spaces and going at the rate we are currently using them all lots
should be sold within 2 years. Howard presented a map showing
private property around the municipal cemetery. The City also
• owns a parcel purchased from Mrs. Violet Crawford in 1991.
Engineering Department has surveyed and prepared 4 maps showing
proposals to lay out spaces on this property-. Proposal A shows
1,344 spaces; Proposal B shows 1440 spaces; Proposal C shows 1776
spaces and Proposal D shows 1840 spaces. If one of these
proposals were approved the City would have approximately 20 more
years of selling graves. No baby area or veteran area has been
designated, however we could designate a certain area for
veterans. Howard felt that the present Babyland could accommodate
the needs for future use. Howard also mentioned that the trees
should also be removed to make more spaces available plus he
pointed out the fact that the trees would die anyway due to
removing soil.
Thelma Mike asked what the percentage was for pre— sales?
Howard replied that it was maybe 107., that most sales are for
immediate need.
Bill Welborn questioned as to why free veteran spaces were
still available as Central Florida now has Bushnell which is a
veteran cemetery offering free spaces. Fred Gaines agreed and
also added that it would be nice if the Veterans organizations
purchased a parcel designated Just for free burial spaces for
veterans but that the City should not provide this benefit.
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Bill Welborn stated that the City should also hold Hovnanian
• Park for development of a cemetery. Howard stated that on the
City's 5 Year Capital Improvement Plan this area was designated
as a park.
After discussion by the Committee Fred Gaines motioned that
the Cemetery Committee recommend to the City Commission that
because the City is in the cemetery business and has a
responsibility to it's citizens the cemetery should be expanded
by utilizing the Crawford property for additional burial spaces
and that Proposal D be used for development. Bill Welborn amended
the motion adding that the Committee recommends that upright
markers be allowed in this section to provide continuity; that
the City discontinue providing free veteran spaces; that the
ditch in Section E be filled in to provide additional cemetery
spaces, and that the Hovnanian Park site be set aside for future
cemetery needs. 2nd by Thelma Mike. Passed.
No further discussion meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
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