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CEMETERY MAINTENANCE AND CARE <br /> <br />The Ramsey Public Works Department provides maintenance to the cemetery grounds to <br />include the grass, leaf disposal, filling sunken graves, raising markers, roads, fences, <br />trees, shrubs, and buildings. Local individual volunteers and/or volunteer groups may . <br />pitch in their time for seasonal maintenance. Lot owners or residents who have issues <br />with the care of the cemetery should contact the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />Each spring, during spring cleanup in the cemetery prior to Memorial Day of each year, <br />all materials in pots, or stands will be removed and disposed of to allow for regular <br />maintenance. <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey and its employees shall do all landscaping, grading, and <br />seeding/sodding. All graves will be seeded/sodded and kept flush with the adjacent <br />ground. <br /> <br />The City cannot be held responsible for any damages, loSs or theft of any personal <br />property such as flowers, plants, decorations, vases, markers, monuments, etc. <br /> <br />MONUMENTS AND MARKERS <br /> <br />All markers must be fiat and set even with the ground, with the option of providing a <br />concrete border to protect the edges of the marker. <br /> <br />All monuments must be placed on a concrete slab that is set even with the ground to act <br />as a foundation and as a barrier between the monument and the grass. <br /> <br />Concrete slabs may only be placed within the plot to act as a barrier or foundation for the <br />markers or monuments. Concrete may not be 'placed to border or cover the entire <br />gravesite. <br /> <br />All new grave markers and monuments shall be placed within the lots that are being <br />represented. If one marker or monument is representing contiguous lots, the marker or <br />monument will be placed in the middle of the lots. <br /> <br />The individual or family grave marker or monument maintenance is the sole <br />responsibility of the immediate family. The City will not be expending costs to maintain <br />markers or monuments. Any group that wishes to take on the responsibility of <br />maintaining and resetting markers or monuments that become deteriorated may due so <br />using their own funds. <br /> <br />All monuments and markers within the Trott Brook Cemetery prior to the adoption of this <br />policy will be grandfathered in. Should the grandfathered markers or monuments need to <br />be reset, current rules and regulations should be followed as best as possible. <br /> <br /> <br />