Increase ‘ridiculous’

Dear Editor:

I am writing about the increase in fees for the burial of our loved ones in the Drayton and Hollen cemeteries.

Having an increase of 173 per cent for a single and 300% for a double is ridiculous.

I agree with councilor Marlene Ottens that a gradual increase is acceptable, but it’s not acceptable to increase it all at once, otherwise people will go to other cemeteries in other townships.

Also (Mapleton finance director) John Morrison needs to know Mapleton Township a little better, as Hollen cemetery is located in the hamlet of Hollen and not Moorefield.

He maybe needs to take a drive around Mapleton Township and get more knowledge of where he works and gets his paycheck from.

Connie Walker Drayton