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Lexington Ad Hoc Crematory Study Meeting <br />January 9, 2019 <br />1) How much leftover land is there at Westview Cemetery? <br />2) How many plots are sold but have not yet been used? <br />3) What is the intended use for the $3.1 m in the Perpetual Care fund? <br />4) What is the most frequent services purchased at Westview Cemetery? <br />Ms. Kosnoff will provide the committee a cash flow model of Westview Cemetery <br />including the impact of the proposed new building project. <br />Ms. Iverson presented the findings of her research after contacting several <br />crematories. The Haverill crematory has faced competition because New Hampshire <br />allows funeral homes to offer crematory services from one retort. Another crematory <br />in Forest Hills also cited poor sales due to competition. Partnering with funeral <br />homes is the primary way to gain business but they care only about the lowest price. <br />Mr. Burnell contributed the results of his conversations with funeral home directors. <br />The ones he spoke to generally find cremations a threat to their business. The <br />funeral homes' main role in a cremation is to transport the body to the crematory, <br />which is less profitable than the traditional burial. Lexington and Concord funeral <br />homes that he spoke with use Mount Auburn. Cost is a big driver behind funeral <br />homes' choice of crematory partners, but so is being open at convenient times. <br />The group discussed Mr. McGaw's Assumptions — Working List. Mr. McGaw wanted <br />to assume Lexington would only build one retort. Ms. Iverson wanted to add the <br />assumption that no bordering town would be imminently opening a crematory. Mr. <br />Flynn wanted to add the assumption that Lexington would be building a viewing area <br />that would accommodate 50 people in addition to the crematory. <br />Members discussed what they could do to start publicizing the Public event. Ms. <br />Crocker committed to emailing the Colonial Times. Mr. Lucente offered to coordinate <br />with the new Public Information Officer, while Mr. Bhatia felt he could publicize <br />through LICA. Finally, Mr. Bhatia reviewed with the committee the questions he <br />planned to ask clergy members. <br />The meeting adjourned at 9:30. <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />