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Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery preservation: grants complete, council acceptance pending; crowdfunding and alumni outreach ongoing

5598840 · July 18, 2025
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City staff reported final work on a historic-preservation grant for the Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery and said another grant agreement has been executed; an additional state cemetery grant application was not awarded for 2025 and staff are pursuing crowdfunding and alumni outreach for preservation and match funds.

City of Coos Bay staff told the Parks Commission that work under the historic-preservation grant for Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery (phase 3) is complete and the final report was submitted ahead of the July 15 deadline, and that a subsequent Preserving Oregon grant agreement (phase 5) has been fully executed and awaits formal acceptance by the city council.

Christina Techshera, City of Coos Bay, reported: "For the Pioneer…

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