Richmond Community Memorial Garden – Planning Process Update, Site Selection Criteria, and Next Steps

Business Planning and Operating Model Options In concert with the community engagement process, a study of business planning and operating model options was completed. The following represents the key findings from that study: e Memorial Garden options, ranging froma full-service cemetery to a cremation garden, are expected to be financially feasible for the City; and e Three potential Memorial Garden operating models—City-operated, subcontractor partnership, and complete outsourcing—are available to the City; future consideration will be given to the operating model that best meets the needs of Richmond’s diverse community while offering financial sustainability. Findings from the above component of the planning process are anticipated to inform future planning efforts, including siting, and assist with determining the most appropriate operating model for a potential Memorial Garden. Based on the findings from the planning process, it is anticipated that a hybrid Memorial Garden will best meet the needs of the community. Sucha facility would seek to strike a balance betweena full-service cemetery and a cremation garden and would prioritize forms of disposition and interment that respond to current trends and increasing community preferences for cremation, green burial methods, and memorialization over traditional casket burial.

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