MAPLE RIDGE CEMETERY
BARTON CITY
SPRING CLEAN-UP
The Millen Township Board is requesting that individuals remove any personal items/memorabilia that is currently on grave sites before May 1, 2026. If these items are not removed, they will be removed by the Sexton and disposed of during Spring Clean-Up. We will begin spring clean-up May 1, 2026, and will be completed by May 7, 2026. Do not put new items on grave sites until after May 7, 2026. Otherwise, they may be disposed of accidentally during clean-up and the township will not be responsible for the removal of these items.
The Millen Township Board is requesting memorabilia on grave sites and around monuments/headstones be kept at a minimum to allow for easier maintenance of the cemetery. Please refer to the ground maintenance rules below which are included in the Cemetery Ordinance.
1. Ground maintenance, including grave site care, shall be completed by Millen Township. Any grading, leveling or excavating requires the permission of the Sexton.
2. Planting of shrubs or trees on burial spaces shall not be allowed and will be removed.
3. All live, artificial, cut, dried, or potted flowers are permitted to be placed by the grave marker or headstone. Winter wreaths & grave blankets are allowed from October 1 and shall be removed by May 1.
4. Mounds which hinder the free use of a lawn mower, weed whipping or other gardening apparatus are prohibited. Fences, railings, cornerstones, chipped stones, or other obstacles to lawn mowers, weed whipping or other gardening apparatus are prohibited. Surfaces other than sod or earth are prohibited. Solar lights, small mementos, etc. outlining a grave site will be removed. These items prohibit the free use of lawn mowing, weed whipping or use of other gardening apparatus.
5. The Millen Township Board has the right and authority to remove and dispose of any and all growth, emblems, displays, or containers, therefore, that through decay, deterioration, damage, or otherwise become unsightly, a source of litter or maintenance problem.
If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Bartlett, Sexton, of the Maple Ridge
Cemetery at 989-590-0238 or treasurer@millentownship.com.