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On Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 10:34 PM, Lois Mauk wrote:
Dear Sandy:
You and your neighbors may have some new tools in your arsenal, come
7/1/2002.
See
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/legislation.html for a summary of
House
Bill 1241 (now Public Law 155) and links to the language of the new
statutes.
In a nutshell, P.L. 155 makes significant changes to the PROCEDURE which
must be followed in order to dismantle a cemetery. But the new language
will not kick in for almost two months.
HOWEVER, a very important question that begs to be answered is, "Where
does
the Township Trustee stand on this issue?" You indicated that the site
was
turned over to the Trustee "years ago". I assume by this you mean that
the
property is actually DEEDED to the cemetery. You might also wish to
poll
the members of the Township Board to find out what side of the fence
they
are resting on.
The site having been deeded over to the Trustee years ago is NOT
sufficient
to protect it from relocation, but it certainly could be helpful, IF the
Trustee is willing to stand up to the developers.
Lois
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Hennis" <sand4606(a)yahoo.com>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 4:32 PM
Subject: [INPCRP] Cemetery Relocation Questions
> Hello to everyone.
>
> I have a topic I would like to have addressed. It has come to my
attention that a cemetery in my area is being 'eyed' for relocation by a
developer. This cemetery was turned over to the area Trustee years ago
and
it is maintained by the Trustee. The last burial is believed to have
been
in the 1990's. The cemetery has over 100 graves, including Civil War
veterans, as well as veterans of WWI, WWII, and Korea.
>
> A developer working in the area has purchased a large tract of land
> and is
developing it. It has also purchased an area around this cemetery,
which
contains a church and grounds, with the cemetery being located behind
the
church. Some of the relatives of people buried there have gotten wind
of
the situation and they are absolutely against any attempt to move these
graves, as is the official in charge.
>
> I recall some discussion on this list about this type of problem.
> Could
you please re-address this topic. What would the developer have to do
to
relocate the graves, as far as permission, etc? It seems I recalled a
couple of horror stories about developers actually moving graves on a
court
order, without anyone knowing about it until it was a done deal. Is
there
anything that needs to be done to stop the relocation, or is it
possible?
>
> Please share your thoughts and experiences about this matter.
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Sandy Hennis
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THIS IS A CEMETERY -----
"Lives are commemorated - deaths are recorded - families
are reunited - memories are made tangible - and love is
undisguised. This is a cemetery.
"Communities accord respect, families bestow reverence,
historians seek information and our heritage is thereby enriched.
"Testimonies of devotion, pride and remembrance are carved
in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments and to the life -
not the death - of a loved one. The cemetery is homeland for family
memorials that are a sustaining source of comfort to the living.
"A cemetery is a history of people - a perpetual record of
yesterday and sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery
exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always."
--Author unknown -- Seen at a monument dealer in West Union,
IA