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Preservation advocates ask council to halt Blackberry Reserve subdivision over historic cemetery concerns
Summary
At the May 6 meeting, the Lee County Cemetery Preservation Commission and Genealogical Society of East Alabama urged Opelika officials to temporarily stop Blackberry Reserve subdivision work, saying burial boundaries are unclear, graves may fall outside mapped fences and the Alabama Historical Commission recommends a 100-foot buffer.
A representative of the Lee County Cemetery Preservation Commission told the Opelika City Council May 6 she wants construction halted at the Blackberry Reserve subdivision because a historic cemetery on the parcel lacks a clearly defined boundary.
Tiffany Hillier, who identified herself as president of the Genealogical Society of East Alabama and president of the Lee County Cemetery Preservation Commission, told council members the cemetery contains graves of the Hodge family, members of Saint…
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