In preparation for Memorial Day weekend the cemetery will do a clean-up May 1-11, 2007. Decorations will be removed starting June 11, 2007. This will not includes the flags. All entrances to the Cemetery will be closed to motor vehicles at 5 a.m. on Monday, Memorial Day, May 28, 2007, until the parade is over. Motor vehicles will then be allowed to enter.
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Arlington would like people to be aware of the Cemetery Decoration Policy especially with the Memorial Day weekend approaching.
Cemetery Decoration Policy
No bushes or shrubs are to be planted in the new section or in flat marker sections. Any plants previously planted and require replacement will not be allowed to be replaced. Flower beds, in appropriate areas, are required to conform to size and will be placed not more than 8 inches from the face of the monument. Flowerbeds are not allowed in the new or flat marker sections. Artificial flowers are not permitted to be placed in the ground anywhere throughout the cemetery.
No enclosures of any kind/material are allowed, including fences, ditches, curbs, stones, boxes, urns or granite enclosures.
No lights are allowed whatsoever, including candles, vigil lights, solar lights, strings of lights, any type of light that is operated with a battery or battery pack. These items are also not allowed to be in effect while a visitor may be at a gravesite.
No shepherd hooks or other items are allowed that would compromise the safety of the ground crew as maintenance routines are carried out. When in doubt about an item, please ask the Supervisor.
Potted plants, flowers, baskets and cemetery logs are allowed on any given holiday or on a day that signifies a special occasion, i.e. an anniversary or birthday. Wreaths or sprays of evergreens will be allowed during the Christmas season.
All decorations will be removed starting 10 days after a holiday or special occasion and may be subject to removal if it becomes unsightly before 10 days are up.
The cemetery will not be responsible for, or damage to, any flowers, decorations, holders, statues, receptacles or any type of memorializing item that is left at a grave. The cemetery suggests not placing items of any actual or personal worth at the graves. Any items will be replaced or fixed by the family and not the cemetery.
The cemetery must take into account the well being of the cemetery grounds as well as the conservation land that sits within the confines of the cemetery. Therefore no decorations are allowed on cemetery property or conservation land, i.e. pine trees on the property turned into Christmas trees. Any decorations found to be violating this rule will be removed and discarded immediately.
All visitors to the cemetery who wish to keep a memorializing item are encouraged to return to the gravesite within the appropriate amount of time and remove it themselves for safekeeping.
The cemetery asks that for any specific requests or questions regarding this policy please see the Supervisor or address your concerns to the Cemetery Commissioners.
The office located in the Chapel will be open if you have any questions, or call 781-316-3276.
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