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• Sts. Peter and Paul Church

CEMETERY PROPOSAL

CEMETERY PROPOSAL

• Our first options:
• Sell the property. Low return due to commercial

property not selling fast or for high dollars.

• Develop the property. High cost to the Parish from

fees, permits, and construction costs.

• Find a chain to develop the property and collect rent.

Problems if the chain goes under.

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• Started brainstorming ideas and met with the City of

Hopkinsville.

• The City is very supportive of a project to develop the

property.

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• Again we met with the City to discuss various options,

fees, and associated costs. Property will need to be rezoned and go through public hearings.

• Tony and I spent time reflecting on this and he floated

the idea of a Catholic cemetery open to all.

• We asked for a meeting with Father Richard, brought

him up to date and let him know we preferred the cemetery option. He gave us his permission to continue.

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• We planned our course of action.
• Meetings were held with the following:
• Cliff Russell, Cemetery Director, Diocese of

Owensboro

• Frank Giles, Hughart, Beard and Giles
• Jeff Johnson, Hopkinsville Monument
• Luther Carneyhan, West Kentucky Memorials

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• A proposal was developed and presented to Father

Richard.

• The proposal was made to the Parish Council, Church

Staff, and the Finance Committee.

• Permission from the groups was given to proceed

even though there was not 100% support.

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• Plan of Action:
• Get the property surveyed.
• Combine all four lots into one.
• Dig test "graves"
• Keep the City informed of progress.

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• Results:
• We have a completed survey the property is 1.97

acres.

• The lots are in the process of being combined thanks

to John Soyars.

• Test "graves" have been dug.
• After allowing for driveway, setbacks, and ledge, over

50% of the property is available for graves.

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CEMETERY PROPOSAL

• This will accommodate 900 graves.
• We have an additional 6,900 sq ft situated on ledge 2'-

3' deep that we can place Mausoleums or

• Columbariums. They require a 2ft deep pad.
• This will accommodate 35 double wide Mausoleums

they can be built 2 or 3 high. Columbariums can be built to accommodate up to 300 urns.

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• Cemetery will be self-supporting.
• Plots will be competitively priced with the other

cemeteries in town.

• Proposal must pass with 80% of the votes cast by

Parishioners.

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• WE WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT NO PARISH FUNDS

WERE USED FOR THIS PROJECT.

• The survey was paid for by a generous Parishioner.
• All other charges were paid for by Tony and myself,

and we put in well over 1,500 combined hours on this project.

• Questions?

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