Where do we go when we die? This blog examines what communities, planners and others are doing (and not doing) for cemeteries.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Virginia town buying adjacent land to expand cemetery
Officials posed a hypothetical dilemma to neighbors: Would you rather have a cemetery next door or a housing development? Already, Riverside Cemetery is limted to Courtland residents, but buying another 8 acres would alleviate space concerns for now.
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The new proposed cemetery is not adjacent; it’s across town right in the middle of a neighborhood. Grave plots would be just feet from homeowners properties. Not ideal if your sun bathing or having a BBQ.
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1 comment:
The new proposed cemetery is not adjacent; it’s across town right in the middle of a neighborhood. Grave plots would be just feet from homeowners properties. Not ideal if your sun bathing or having a BBQ.
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