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Residents and preservation group urge council to halt development work near Hodge Cemetery; staff asked to investigate
Summary
Members of the Lee County NAACP and the Lee County Cemetery Preservation Committee asked the council to halt or review development work near the historic Hodge Cemetery and requested a new survey; staff were asked to investigate and report back.
Several residents and local preservation volunteers told the Opelika City Council they are concerned about proposed development encroaching on the Hodge Cemetery and asked the city to review survey and development plans.
Leticia Smith, identifying herself as president of the Lee County NAACP, told the council the cemetery is historically significant and summarized volunteer observations that the cemetery boundary appears closer than developers’ plans show. "We found that the west and south sides have a AHC recommended clearance from already paved roads... the east boundary is only about 20 feet from the proposed road," Smith…
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