City asking for clean up of Oak Hill Cemetery grounds

The City of Cameron is requesting residents and lot owners at Oak Hill Cemetery to clean up the cemetery grounds by Dec. 1.

They are reminding the community of the rules and regulations for the cemetery.

The following are the aesthetic regulations for Oak Hill Cemetery in Cameron.

1. The Cemetery reserves the right to remove all flowers, wreaths or other decorations from lots as soon as they become unsightly. The grounds will be cleared of decorations at the direction of the City sexton. Such cleaning dates will be posted on the cemetery’s web address. To save any decorations placed on a grave, the decorations should be removed prior to these dates. 

2. Fresh and artificial flower arrangements are allowed on lots in a disposable vase. 

3. Items not allowed to be placed on a lot within the Cemetery include, but are not limited to, the following: shepherd’s hooks, standup decorations, coping, curbing, decorative rocks, fencing, benches not made of granite or concrete, chairs, hedging, grave mounds, borders or enclosures. No decorations of any type are permitted in trees or Cemetery plantings. 

4. Flags may be placed on graves on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Flag Day, and Veterans Day. Flags should be kept to 12” by 18” in size or smaller. Flags are subject to removal by Cemetery within ten (10) days of the Holiday. 

5. Trees and shrubs are placed throughout the Cemetery by the Cemetery for overall beauty and serenity of the grounds. Individual graves are not permitted to have trees or shrubs. Any such tree or shrub not approved by the Cemetery may be removed without notice to the lot owner. 

6. Glass is prohibited at all times. 

7. Devotional lights of any type are prohibited in the Cemetery. 

8. The Cemetery shall have the right to remove all objects whose appearance and condition warrant removal and/or violate the Cemetery’s rules and regulations. The Cemetery also will not be liable for any flower or decoration removed or lost by any cause. 

9. Foot markers or foot stones shall be installed and maintained flush to ground level. 

The City Council is asking that lot owners please have items cleaned up by Dec. 1, 2024, so that they can continue to keep the cemetery mowed and maintained. 

If items are not picked up, the City will remove items.