City identifies possible site for Mt. Hope Cemetery expansion

The City of West Point has found another possible site for the expansion of Mt. Hope Cemetery. At its Tuesday, Nov. 3 meeting, the city council voted to have an appraisal done to determine if it’s feasible to make an offer to purchase property north of the new Rivermist Subdivision. City Administrator Tom Goulette said other sites the city has looked at in the past eight years didn’t pan out. The city took over management of Mt. Hope in March of 2018. Prior to that it was under private management. It’s unclear exactly how much space for burials remains at Mt. Hope, but space is limited. Areas where a family, or a husband and wife want to have burial plots together are hard to find. Goulette said families who purchased burial plots for themselves or their descendants but know they no longer will use them can donate them back to the city. The city will not buy back those plots. Farragut Street Work Also at the Tuesday, Nov.

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