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Administration
Memorandum
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Justin Miller, City Administrator
Date: September 28, 2020
Subject: Lakeville Grove Cemetery Update
Over the past several years, staff has been in discussions with the caretaker of Lakeville Grove
Cemetery regarding his desire to transition out of this role. Until recently, there was no
established board or organization willing to take on these duties. However, in recent months
a group representing local faith organizations has formed the appropriate legal framework for
eventually taking over ownership and management of the cemetery. The caretaker and new
association are meeting regularly and hope to have a formal transition complete in the
coming months.
One area of concern for both the current and new association is the lack of land needed to
expand the cemetery in the future. Staff has been working with the group and identified land
adjacent to the cemetery that might be suitable for their expansion needs. Council is not
being asked to take formal action at this time, but the new association is interested in
gauging the interest of the council regarding disposing some of the adjacent land to the
cemetery in the future under terms still to be decided. A map of the possible areas is attached
to this memo.