City council approves cemetery for southside despite homeowner opposition

The latest now on the burial battle playing out on the Southside, city council approved a zoning change Thursday clearing the way for the first new cemetery within city limits in decades.

Homeowners who opposed the project are furious after the developer gave some property to the city to help gain approval.

Homeowners living nearby testified the cemetery would hurt their property values and that another cemetery isn’t needed in the area. But ultimately council members voted nine to one in favor of the project, with only the mayor voting against…

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