GENERAL

The Town board and caretaker are obligated to communicate these rules and regulations;

Inquiries are to be directed to the caretaker or clerk;

Special requests or policy challenges are to be directed to the Town Board;

Sales and burials are only for those with family connections to a Trout Lake resident, past or present;

Cemetery records are maintained permanently and are open to the public in the office of the township's clerk;

Verbal agreements are nullified if not followed with agreed upon payment for purchase and/or service.

BURIALS

Personal excavating of graves is strictly prohibited;

All burials must be accompanied with a burial permit and/or death certificate;

Only two cremation burials are allowed per traditional gravesite; if an urn is small (approved by caretaker) it may be placed within and/or above a full casket burial;

Only two inurnments per niche in the Lakeside columbarium are allowed; each niche holds two urns. 5.5" x 5.5" x 5.5”

Vaults are required for full casket burials;

Deeds (Rights to Burial) may be willed, inherited in an order defined by law, or reverted back to the township, but may not be re-sold by individuals.

MARKERS

Traditional Gravesites

Applications for permanent markers are required and accompanied by fee for the service of staking the placement.

Markers on single gravesites are limited to one headstone not to exceed 2.5 feet wide and placed on the west end, and a flat footstone, not to exceed 2.5 feet wide, placed on the east end;

Markers on two adjoining gravesites may have one headstone not to exceed 4 feet wide and placed on the west end, and two flat footstone (not to exceed 2.5 feet wide) placed on the east end;

Extraordinary monuments on family lots may require written liability clauses; insurance is recommended.

Installing a border around the perimeter of any grave space is not allowed due to ground heaving and mowing complications.

The township will not maintain and/or repair monuments.

Lakeside Columbarium Engraving

An engraving application for both resident/nonresident is required along with an engraving fee of $315 (approximate cost) and which includes maintenance wages/mileage to and from engraving business. An additional $90 "plus" maintenance wages/mileage will be charged for final date engraving if not done at the time of the first engraving. Font size/style is the same for all niches.

Contact Trout Lake Community Center 218-245-1100 for a monument and/or engraving application.

PLANTINGS

Traditional Gravesites Only

Plantings of flowers are permitted if designed for easy mowing; plantings must not exceed the width of the grave space; neglected plantings will be removed or mowed over.

No glass containers or glass ornamentation is allowed.

The township will not maintain individual plantings and/or ornamentation. Unsightly ornamentation will be trashed.

Plantings of shrubs are not allowed on gravesites. Memorial trees are recommended at the township's community center where perpetually care is provided.

BEHAVIOR

The Town Board manages the cemeteries to prevent misuse, but the township will not be held financially responsible for theft and/or vandalism.

Vehicles of guests are confined to the driveways; only workers authorized by the caretaker may drive on the grounds.

Visitors need to bring water if needed, and must take their trash away.

Activities at the cemeteries are limited to grounds maintenance, memorial services and meditation.