Michael Jackson's family will be footing the bill for his planned burial this month, including the city costs for police and other public services, a newspaper report said on Wednesday.
Jackson's family announced earlier that the pop star will be buried on Aug. 29 in Forest Lawn of Glendadle near Los Angeles.
The Glendale city said it would bill Jackson's family for the burial, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The cost of traffic control and other police services will be passed on to Forest Lawn and ultimately to the family, Sgt. Tom Lorenz of the Glendale Police Department said in remarks published by the paper.
Despite the deployment of 3,200 officers by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for the public service at a cost of more than 1 million U.S. dollars, Lorenz said he expected far fewer resources to be used for Jackson's funeral.
There was fierce debate after Jackson's public memorial about why the city of Los Angeles picked up the tab for more than 1 million dollars for police and other services for the event.
"Based on the significant (funeral) services we've had there in the past, we believe we will be able to manage this event and provide the family with a peaceful service," Lorenz said. "It's awfully early and things could change, but we don't believe we will have to deploy a significant number of police officers or city resources."
Glendale would contact neighboring police agencies including the LAPD, whose patrol area borders the south end of the cemetery, according to the paper.
(Xinhua News Agency August 20, 2009)
