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Tulare County public comment calls attention to neglected Elbow Creek Cemetery and questions district responsibility

5533274 · August 5, 2025
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Summary

A resident told the Board of Supervisors that Elbow Creek Cemetery has been neglected for decades and accused the Visalia Public Cemetery District of denying responsibility; he asked the board to compel corrective action and said county assessor records show district ownership since 1993.

A Tulare County resident used the board’s public-comment period to press officials to address long-standing neglect at Elbow Creek Cemetery and to request county intervention.

Bill Callahan told supervisors the cemetery has been deteriorating “for the last 20 plus years,” with weeds six to seven feet tall, uprooted headstones…

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