{"id":61,"date":"2026-05-28T02:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T02:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waldo-township-il.gov\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2026-05-28T02:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T02:46:28","slug":"township-cemetery-decoration-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waldo-township-il.gov\/?page_id=61","title":{"rendered":"Township Cemetery Decoration Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following are reasonable Cemetery decoration regulations that are in the best interest of the Waldo Township Cemetery management and the families of Waldo Township Cemetery and Waldo Township.&nbsp; It is our aim to provide a place of beauty where our loved ones will be remembered by future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spring clean-up will occur by Easter each year.&nbsp; During the spring cleanup, any loose decorations will be disposed of.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A reminder will be posted at the cemetery and the Waldo Township Shed between March 1<sup>st<\/sup> and Easter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Types of decorations allowed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shepherd hooks will be permitted under the following conditions:<ul><li>They must be a minimum of 20 inches off the ground.<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They must be placed hanging over the headstone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saddles and permanent arrangements will be allowed if they are on the monument and cause no interference with the mowers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tin containers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is not allowed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Glass containers of any kind<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plantings of any kind (unless specifically approved by the Waldo Township Board)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Articles such as toys, cards, photos, ornaments, sandboxes, etc. are not the responsibility of the Cemetery, the Waldo Township Board, or the company that is contracted to mow the cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waldo Township contact information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supervisor: Craig Wettstein (309) 533-4533<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sexton: Casey Knobloch (309) 275-5109<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Effective November 15<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following are reasonable Cemetery decoration regulations that are in the best interest of the Waldo Township Cemetery management and the families of Waldo Township Cemetery and Waldo Township.&nbsp; It&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-61","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waldo-township-il.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waldo-township-il.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waldo-township-il.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waldo-township-il.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waldo-township-il.gov\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/waldo-township-il.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"https:\/\/waldo-township-il.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waldo-township-il.gov\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}