Mount Hope Cemetery spring cleanup and maintenance
By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
BAKER CITY – (Notice provided by City of Baker City) The City’s maintenance contractor, HnT Lawn Care, Inc., will soon be doing spring cleanup and grounds maintenance work at the Mt. Hope Cemetery, including removal of deteriorated decorations, flowers, floral designs, thatching, edging, fertilizing, and weed spraying, weather permitting. This work is scheduled for April 1 through April 15, 2022. Please remove any decorative items, flowers, etc. prior to April 1, 2022. Please note that decorative items not removed from graves and headstones by that date will be collected by the contractor beginning on that date. Collected items, other than perishable or deteriorated items, will be stored until claimed or until November 1, 2022. Items conforming to the cemetery rules may be placed on or returned to the graves beginning on April 16, 2022. A copy of the Mt. Hope Cemetery Rules is available on the city’s website, www.bakercity.com.
Thank you for your cooperation in the City’s effort to diligently maintain the cemetery in the manner and dignity appropriate for the grounds.
Questions may be directed to the City of Baker City at (541) 524-2047
