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Township Cemetery Survey

Please respond to the survey by 01/14/2022 .  Optional:  Please forward copies of your rules/regulations/policies and fee schedule to: tespringattorney@gmail.com

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1.Respondent
2.Township Population (2020 Census)
3.Township budget for cemeteries in 2022?
4.How many cemeteries does your Township maintain?
5.What cemetery services do you provide? (Select all that apply)
6.Burial Policies
Yes or No?
Does the township allow more than one interment in one grave?
Does the township allow more than one set of cremains on one site (grave, columbaria niche, etc.)
7.Deed Policies
Yes or No?
Do you have a policy for transferring deeds from one party to another party?
Do you have a specific policy for transferring deeds from one generation to the next for a jointly owned deed?
Do you have a provision on your deed for listing names and addresses of relatives to whom the property or right would pass?
Do you have a provision requiring notification of changes in address?
Is there a provision for a Township right of reentry if notification requirements are not met?
Is there a provision specifying that the owner or descendant must use the lot, tomb, mausoleum or columbaria, or a portion within a specified time (20 to 50 years) with right of renewal at no cost, subject to notice and offer to repurchase or offer of an alternative lot or right, as applicable?
8.What rates do you charge for services?
9.When did you last adjust your fees?
10.Do you have rules and regulations for your cemeteries?
11.Are your rules and regulations online?
12.When were they last updated?
13.What documents, if any, does the Township require from family members who are authorizing or handling the burial of cremains on their own rather than through a funeral home?
14.Does the Township have an Endowment Fund for maintaining cemeteries?
15.Has the Township ever accepted and taken possession (ownership) of an abandoned cemetery previously owned by an association or religious society?  (R.C. 517.27)
Current Progress,
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