A Message from the Board of Trustees
Around 1960, the Grove Cemetery Association began selling plots to Eastford residents in the newly developed, south section. At the time, there were only six-space, full burial plots available in that section. If you or your family purchased one of these, you may have much more space than you would ever use.
With family members moving out of town, and the trend of cremation rather than full burial, we believe there will, unfortunately, be many vacant spots in the cemetery that can never be used. To clarify, a single plot space measures 4’ X 9’ and allows one full vault burial plus two cremation burials, or three cremation burials. In other words, the originally purchased, six-space plot can accommodate six full burials, plus 12 cremation burials, or 18 cremation burials.
Since Grove Cemetery has no expansion room beyond its present borders, the Board of Trustees is urging plot owners to donate or sell (at the original price of purchase) unused plot space back to the Association. Single spaces are currently sold for more money ($1,200) than they were 60 years ago, so the tax-deductible impact for a donation of plot space could be sizeable. Since unused plot space cannot be sold by the owner or inherited owners, or given away except to the Association, please consider a donation of unused space back to the Eastford Grove Cemetery Association. Thank you.
- Bylaw-Article Eleven — Ownership Rights: “…Plots/spaces may not be resold by the purchaser for any reason whatsoever. The Association may buy back ownership rights to a plot/ space from a purchaser or his/her family in the event the plot/space is no longer needed. The Association will pay only the amount of money originally paid by the purchaser less all concomitant costs that may be incurred because of the buy-back. No interest monies of any kind shall be paid to the purchaser for any reason.”