Issum is fighting for solutions: report shows lack of staff in the construction yard!

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An external report on Issum's construction yard shows that a lack of staff is leading to discussion about cemetery fees.

Ein externer Bericht zu Issums Bauhof zeigt, dass Personalmangel zur Diskussion über Friedhofsgebühren führt.
An external report on Issum's construction yard shows that a lack of staff is leading to discussion about cemetery fees.

Issum is fighting for solutions: report shows lack of staff in the construction yard!

In Issum, an external report is pending on the spatial and personnel equipment of the responsible building yard, which was prepared on the sidelines of a political debate about increasing cemetery fees in the community. The background to this discussion is the need to adjust fees, which are being considered due to increased personnel costs. [rp-online.de]. Politicians hope that the upcoming report will provide helpful recommendations to address the pressing questions of financial burdens.

The municipality of Issum operates three municipal cemeteries that are responsible for the burial of people residing in the municipality and for the use of election graves. These cemeteries offer a variety of grave types, including elective graves, row graves, lawn row graves and anonymous graves. The cemetery in the Issum district in particular is characterized by a wide variety of grave options, while the cemetery in the Sevelen district only has elective graves available. The cemetery on Nieukerker Straße also offers various types of graves and has a rest period of 25 years after burial for both bodies and ashes, as the municipality explains on its website issum.de.

Political strategies and challenges

The political rejection of an increase in cemetery fees has created challenges for those responsible in Issum. In order to ensure the necessary funds to maintain the cemetery management and the necessary services, a fee adjustment would have been necessary. With the prospect of the report, however, there are movements within the political spectrum that are bringing alternative solutions such as outsourcing to external service providers into play.

The exact content of the report and the resulting recommendations are of central importance in order to control the future development of cemetery matters in Issum. Citizens can expect that in times of rising costs there will be more discussions about the financing and organization of cemetery services.

It is important for residents of Issum to find out about the current cemetery fees and the types of graves available. It is possible to view the cemetery statutes and the cemetery fee statutes via the download area of ​​the municipality's website. This information is crucial for planning funerals and managing grave sites.