The DeBoer family will have to follow the rules pertaining to heights of monuments in East Lawn Cemetery.
Council members voted 5-2 on June 9 to deny the family’s request for a monument four inches higher than the maximum allowed.
Family members claimed they knew nothing about the restrictions even though the plot had been purchased after new cemetery rules were adopted by the Lake Orion Village Council
Bob Hollenbeck told other council members the village needs to know for sure if cemetery guidelines are given to people who buy plots.
‘We need a stamp and a date. We can’t rely on monument companies to tell people our rules,? he added.