Belfast residents paying triple the amount to bury their loved ones in Blaris Cemetery is “unjustifiable,” a Collin Councillor has argued.
Belfast City Council is asking neighbouring Lisburn Borough Council to waive “non resident fees” to people who had purchased graves in Blaris cemetery prior to the boundary changes in 2015. This affects anyone who owns a plot in Blaris Cemetery and still lives in what used to be within the boundaries of the old Lisburn Borough - but who are within the Belfast boundary.
Thousands of households in the Collin Area (Dunmurry, Poleglass, Lagmore, Twinbrook, Mount Eagles) are the most affected, as the area was the largest expanse transferred in under boundary changes. In 2014 elections began for the transition of Northern Ireland from having 26 council districts to having 11 “supercouncil” districts.
