Information contained in the East Cambs Business Plan for crematorium at Mepal
Dear East Cambridgeshire District Council,
This is to request a number of pieces of information I anticipate being contained in the Business Plan for a crematorium and woodland burial area at Mepal, discussed by ECDC's Full Council in late July 2020, in closed session.
1. there is no identified need for a crematorium, nor does it appear in any published action plan. Given the lack of demand, what usage of the facility is anticipated in terms of daily number of cremations and burials?
2. where will the funding come from to develop the crematorium and burial site?
3. what is stated about the suitability or otherwise of the site as a burial area given the high water table?
4. Is reference made to alternative options other than a crematorium and burial site? If so, what are these?
Yours faithfully,
Rebecca Denness
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