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Hope Cemetery Master Plan

 BSC Group prepared a detailed master plan for the City of Worcester’s Hope Cemetery that entailed a 250-year plan for the City which included both cremation interment or entombment and full casket interments. This project also included options for creation of a Muslim section (that involved green burial techniques according to the Muslim faith), an…Read More

Copps Hill Cemetery Historic Fence Restoration

 Located on the Boston Freedom Trail, Copp's Hill Burial Ground is visited by thousands of tourists annually, and has burials dating back to 1659. The cast iron fencing around the site, originally installed in the 1850s had fallen into disrepair such that design and specification of restoration plan was warranted. Under contract with the Boston…Read More

New Westwood Cemetery

 BSC Group provided master planning and civil engineering design services for the construction of a new 20-year-old, 31-acre cemetery for the Town of Westwood. The master plan included the compiling of various GIS data, site observations, soil testing and existing burial area documentation which was then used to complete a master plan for the remaining…Read More

Forest Hill Cemetery Master Plan

 BSC Group provided the City of Fitchburg with master planning services for the 42-acre Forest Hill Cemetery and completed a detailed cost/benefit feasibility analysis to construct a crematory within Forest Hill Cemetery. The study involved compilation of cemetery mapping, topography and boundaries, as well as available utility information. The study evaluated the existing maintenance building, the…Read More

Glenwood Cemetery Master Plan

 BSC prepared a highly detailed master plan for Glenwood Cemetery in Everett, a 130-year-old, 21-acre cemetery. At the commencement of the project the cemetery had no grave space available and limited open land to expand into grave space. The master plan included the compiling of various GIS data, a complete aerial topographic mapping of the…Read More

Evergreen Cemetery Master Plan

 BSC Group prepared a detailed master plan for the City of Marlborough’s 68-acre Evergreen Cemetery. The master plan included the compiling of various GIS data including two-foot contour intervals and wetlands mapping, site observations, soil testing, and existing burial area documentation which was then used to complete a master plan for the remaining grave space…Read More

Flushing Cemetery Master Plan

 BSC Group was retained by the Flushing Cemetery to prepare a master plan for the remaining undeveloped portions of the 72-acre Cemetery that had been established in the 1800’s. Most of its usable space has been consumed, so in preparation of the master plan BSC compiled digital copies of all section maps and available GIS…Read More

Mountain View Cemetery Master Plan

 BSC Group was retained by the Town of Shrewsbury to provide a master plan for the 23-acre Mountain View Cemetery and the adjacent Masonic Land. The plan identified the current cemetery operations, the remaining sales life of the existing cemetery, an analysis of the future cemetery industry trends, an evaluation of the masonic property, and…Read More

Expansion Plan for Fariview and Mount Hope Cemetery

 BSC Group was retained by the City of Boston Public Works Department to design a master plan for a two-acre cemetery expansion and gateway improvements at the Mount Hope cemetery located in Roslindale as well as a master plan a three-acre cemetery expansion at the Fairview Cemetery located in Hyde Park. Comprehensive services provided by…Read More

Route 80 Cemetery and Crematory Master Plan

 BSC Group was contracted by the Town of Plymouth to conduct a feasibility study and report, which included development costs and income projections, for the development of a 40-acre cemetery at Plympton Street in Plymouth, MA. The feasibility study included an assessment of the demand, costs, fees, and operational issues associated with the project. Other…Read More