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Board forwards awards list to Historic Preservation Commission; staff unveils Sykes Cemetery searchable database
Summary
The Decatur Architectural Review Board approved a list of award winners to forward to the Historic Preservation Commission and staff presented a searchable Sykes Cemetery database mapping roughly 800 marked and about 800 unmarked graves, funded by a 2022 state grant and supplemental municipal funding for unmarked-grave searches.
During its Feb. 13, 2025 meeting, the Decatur Architectural Review Board approved a motion to forward a proposed list of historic-preservation award winners to the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) for their review. The board voted to approve the submitted list on a voice vote.
Board members then reviewed a staff presentation of the Sykes (Magnolia) Cemetery database, a project produced with a state grant (circa 02/2022) and supplemental municipal funding to…
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