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Pioneer Cemetery commission asks board to consider moving utility pole into unused corner
Summary
The Jackson County Pioneer Cemetery Commission asked supervisors to consider allowing a private landowner and REC to relocate a utility pole and meters into an unused corner of Sweezy Cemetery to improve farm equipment access; the board requested follow‑up on legal protections, easements and utility liability before acting.
The Jackson County Pioneer Cemetery Commission asked the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to consider permitting the relocation of a utility pole and three meters into an unused portion of Sweezy Cemetery to improve farm access for a neighboring property.
George Doherty, representing the Pioneer Cemetery Commission, said the cemetery sits along Highway 61 about 3 miles south of Otter Creek and that approximately 40% of the two‑acre site is currently used for burials while the remaining 60% remains open field. The Mayberry family, whose lane runs beside…
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