Greene County commissioners approve agreements for veterans’ graves
The Greene County commissioners voted Thursday on 23 agreements for the maintenance of veterans’ graves throughout the township.
The agreements cover 2,660 graves. The county is paying $3 per grave, for a total of $7,980.
The number of graves varies by cemetery. The most are in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Perry Township, with 378 veterans’ graves, and Laurel Point Cemetery in Cumberland Township, with 369. Among the smallest of the 23 cemeteries is Old Swartz Cemetery in Morris Township, where the county is paying $6 for the maintenance of two graves.
Commissioner Mike Belding said the contracts are typically with residents who live near the cemeteries, or the cemetery administrators or groundskeepers.
According to Belding, the program to care for and maintain veterans’ graves typically takes place between the lead-up to Memorial Day and Labor Day.