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Limestone County commissioners question cost, authority of opening graves and burying livestock
Summary
Commissioner discussion flagged rising costs and possible legal limits after county crews opened graves and buried farm animals for residents; commissioners noted a recently passed waiver requirement and asked for an attorney general opinion and clearer funding authority.
Commissioner discussion during the Limestone County Commission work session on April focused on whether county crews should continue opening graves and burying livestock on private property and how the county pays for those services.
Commissioner Randall Turner said the county has provided those services for decades but that recent records show rising use and costs. He said the commission passed a requirement at the previous meeting that a waiver of liability be obtained before county crews perform grave openings or livestock burials, effective April 1. Turner said counties elsewhere charge hundreds of dollars for the work and questioned using road-and-bridge budgets for what he described as services that benefit…
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