Washington Iowa Chamber of Commerce recently issued the following announcement.
We will begin spring cleanup of all decorations, flowers, grave blankets, etc. on March 1, 2022 at 7 a.m. weather permitting. Any decorations left after February 28, 2022 will be picked up and disposed of during spring cemeteries cleanup.
Decorations acceptable to leave include: Shepherds’ hooks, military markers, monument toppers, planted and potted flowers, and vase flowers. PLEASE NO GLASS CONTAINERS. All decorations must be off of the ground and placed on monument stones or foundations. Any decorations left on ground, if the decorations are not on monuments or monument foundations, will be removed and disposed of. Live flowers whether potted or planted, wreaths, grave blankets, flags, etc. will be disposed of when they become unsightly.
Summer cleanup will be June 15, 2022 at 7a.m. for both cemeteries. Any questions, please call Elm Grove Cemetery office at 319-653-3927.
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