American Fork City Cemetery expansion
Adds about 800 traditional burial spaces, 320 cremation niches and a 400-person ossuary for $360,100, extending lot sales capacity from about 7 to 14.5 years. Presented Aug. 4; on the Aug. 25 agenda with a $220,000 Rocky Mountain Monument and Vault purchase (outcome not yet documented).
- Where it stands
- Proposed
- Type
- Public project
- Location
- American Fork City Cemetery, extending south toward Pony Field
- Applicant
- American Fork City
Every hearing and vote
August 4, 2026 · City Council work session
Cemetery expansion and columbarium
Discussed
Community Services Director Derric Rykert and cemetery staff proposed extending the cemetery south over the parking lot and part of Pony Field, adding about 800 traditional burial spaces, plus a curved columbarium near the flag and children's garden with 96 exterior niches and a communal ossuary for more than 400 people (320 niches total in later documents). Lots available for sale would last about 14 years instead of under seven, and burial capacity about 45 years. City crews would do about 90% of the work, funded from the cemetery perpetual-care fund; staff proposed reserving vacant plots for full burials. Staff also floated using about an acre of the Bingham property for cemetery storage.
- Remaining lot sales: <7 years now, ~14 years after expansion
- New east-west road to Center Street would form the southern boundary
- Pony Field remainder stays grass for now
August 25, 2026 · City Council
Cemetery improvements and $220,000 columbarium purchase
Pending
Approval to build the cemetery expansion presented Aug. 4: 800 traditional burial spaces, 320 cremation niches and 400 ossuary spaces, and a $220,000 purchase from Rocky Mountain Monument and Vault. Total cost $360,100; staff project $2,476,000 in future revenue. Lot sales capacity would rise from 6.99 to 14.51 years.
- Cost: $360,100
- Projected revenue: $2,476,000