The Township of Middle shall permit the dedication of trees,
bricks, benches, and installation of memorial plaques to remember
deceased individuals and families on Township-owned property through
a Memorial Lane Dedication Program.
A. Memorial Trees shall be dedicated and plaques installed in accordance
with the following regulations:
(1) The fee for a dedicated tree and memorial, plaque shall be $500 for
a larger tree species or $300 for a smaller tree species. The dedication
of a tree will run for an indefinite period of time. The tree and
memorial plaque will be purchased and engraved by the Township of
Middle, if required, from the aforementioned fee, and said tree and
plaque shall become the exclusive property and responsibility of the
Township of Middle and as such, will be maintained, pruned and if
necessary, removed by the Township of Middle. In case of the tree's
demise, the Township of Middle is not responsible for its replacement
or for notifying the donor and/or honoree.
(a)
In the sole discretion of the Township Committee of the Township
of Middle, this fee may be waived on a case-by-case basis by resolution,
upon a showing of exceptional circumstances.
(2) Applications shall be obtained from and, after completion, returned
to the Memory Lane Coordinator. Applications for specific locations
shall be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Middle
Township Memory Lane Coordinator will inform the applicant of the
plaque installation and dedication ceremony date.
(3) Memorial trees and memorial plaques shall be of a size, style, and
material determined and approved by the Memory Lane Coordinator. Inscriptions
set forth on said plaques shall be reviewed and approved at the sole
discretion of the Township.
(4) Memorial tree locations are subject to the final approval of the
Township.
(5) No individual or organization may make improvements or install a
memorial plaque on any tree or public space without the express approval
of the Township of Middle.
B. Memorial bricks shall be dedicated and engraved in accordance with
the following regulations:
(1) The fee for a dedicated brick and engraving shall be $200 for a nine
by 15 brick or $175 for a nine by nine brick. The dedication of a
brick will run for an indefinite period of time. The brick will be
purchased and engraved by the Township of Middle, if required, from
the aforementioned fee, and said brick shall become the exclusive
property of the Township of Middle.
(a)
At the sole discretion of the Township Committee this fee may
be waived on a case-by-case basis, by resolution, upon a showing of
exceptional circumstances.
(2) Applications shall be obtained from and, after completion, returned
to the Memory Lane Coordinator. Applications for specific locations
shall be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Memory
Lane Coordinator will inform the applicant of the date of the installation.
(3) Bricks and memorial engraving shall be of a size, style, and material
determined and approved by the Township. Inscriptions set forth on
said plaques shall be reviewed and approved at the sole discretion
of the Township.
(4) Memorial bricks locations are subject to the final approval of the
Township.
(5) No individual or organization may make improvements or install a
memorial brick without the express approval of the Township of Middle.
(6) The Township of Middle shall not be responsible for the replacement
of bricks that have been damaged or destroyed due to vandalism or
natural occurrences. Applicants shall be responsible for the replacement
of damaged or destroyed bricks at their sole expense.
C. Memorial benches shall be dedicated and plaques installed on benches
in accordance with the following regulations:
(1) The fee for a dedicated bench and memorial plaque shall be $1,000.
No more than one memorial plaque will be permitted on any given bench.
The dedication of a bench and installation of a memorial plaque will
run for an indefinite period of time. The bench will be purchased
by the Township of Middle, if required, from the aforementioned fee
and said bench shall become the exclusive property of the Township
of Middle.
(a)
In the sole discretion of the Township Committee of the Township
of Middle, this fee may be waived on a case-by-case basis, by resolution,
upon a showing of exceptional circumstances.
(2) Applications shall be obtained from and, after completion, returned
to the Memory Lane Coordinator. Applications for specific locations
shall be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Middle
Township Memory Lane Coordinator will inform the applicant of the
date of the installation.
(3) Benches and memorial plaques shall be of a size, style and material
determined and approved by the Township. Inscriptions set forth on
said plaques shall be reviewed and approved at the sole discretion
of the Township.
(4) Memorial benches locations are subject to the final approval of the
Memory Lane Coordinator.
(5) No individual or organization may make improvements or install a
memorial plaque on any bench or public space without the express approval
of the Township of Middle.
(6) The Township of Middle shall not be responsible for the replacement
of benches or memorial plaques that have been damaged or destroyed
due to vandalism or natural occurrences such as fire or hurricane.
Applicants shall be responsible for the replacement of damaged or
destroyed benches and memorial plaques at their sole expense.