Cemetery Rates, Fees & Regulations

Contact Information

Parks, Forestry and Cemetery Divisions

Hours:

7:30 - 3:30 ET Monday - Friday

 

Telephone Numbers:

David Pinsonneault, Public Grounds Superintendent, Tree Warden

781-861-2758

 

Cemetery Office 781-861-2718

          Dennis Mazonne, Foreman

Jennifer Liu-Beyer, Clerk

 

Fax Number:

Operations Office 781-861-2783

 

Cemetery Office 781-860-7006

 

Postal Address:

Operations Office

201 Bedford Street, Lexington MA 02420

 

Westview Cemetery, Bedford Street at the Bedford Town line, Lexington MA 02420

Mission Statement

The Parks and Forestry Division act cooperatively with other Town Departments, user groups and concerned citizens to enhance the quality of life for Lexington's citizenry and employees.  We support Town services and recreational opportunities through proactive maintenance programs designed to build community, preserve the Town's green character and open spaces and promote public safety.  The Cemetery Division staff provides compassionate, courteous and professional service to bereaved families and strives to maintain a tranquil, well-maintained environment with perpetual care and beautiful historic cemetery grounds.

Description of Services

The Public Grounds Division includes the Park, Forestry and Cemetery subdivisions. The Park subdivision maintains approximately 630 acres of Town-owned land, including 9 parks, 9 playgrounds, 28 conservation areas, 41 athletic fields, 12 school grounds, 4 tennis facilities, 3 historical sites, the pool and reservoir complexes, and the Town's bicycle, fitness, and conservation trails. The assistance of local residents, contractors and civic associations cooperatively helps to maintain 30 traffic islands. Park personnel mow and trim cultivated turf areas, collect rubbish at parks and playgrounds, weed, edge and mulch shrub beds, and prune shrubs. Park staff also constructs and maintains bleachers, playground equipment, picnic tables, drinking fountains, fences, and park and playground benches. Parks and Grounds staff maintain all sports fields and turf areas including the mowing, trimming, fertilization, aeration, overseeding, sodding and in some instances complete rebuilding of fields. Staff prepares and clean up for special events and assist with snow plowing and the Christmas tree recycling program on an as-needed basis. Parks and Grounds staff performs general upkeep and maintenance on the pool facility and install and maintains the teak benches throughout town.

The Forestry subdivision plants and maintains trees on Town property. The Forestry subdivision maintains approximately 15,000 street trees, an undetermined number of trees on Park and Conservation lands, and numerous shrub bed plantings on park, cemetery, school and conservation properties and properties along public ways and routinely provides support to the park subdivision. The objectives of the tree maintenance program are to identify and reduce hazardous conditions that threaten public and private property, to resolve requests for service and emergencies in a timely fashion and to increase the health of the urban forest through planning and a proper maintenance program. 

The Cemetery subdivision is responsible for the administration and upkeep of four cemeteries: 21.5 acres in Westview Cemetery, 6.9 acres in Munroe, 1.28 acres in Colonial (Ye Olde Burial Ground), and approximately half an acre in Robbins, a small family lot on Massachusetts Avenue. An additional 28 acres is available for development in Westview Cemetery. Cemetery staff handles burials, stone installations and the sale of burial lots. They perform grounds keeping duties and maintain cemetery buildings and equipment.

Goals and Objectives