What is the Opening and Closing charge for?
Opening and Closing fees include a variety of services provided by the cemetery. Generally, the fee includes administration and permanent record keeping (determining ownership, obtaining permission and completion of other documentation which may be required, recording the specific details in the interment register, maintaining all legal files); opening and closing the grave (locating the grave and laying out the boundaries, excavating and filling the interment space); installation and removal of equipment; placement and removal of artificial grass dressing or matting at the grave site; and leveling, tamping, regrading and reseeding the grave site are typically included in this charge.
