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City to release Oak Lawn exhumation report in June; mayor requested nearly $1 million to continue graves work
Summary
City officials told the African American Affairs Commission in May that exhumations at Oak Lawn Cemetery for the 2024 season are complete and that a report summarizing the season’s work is expected in early June.
City officials told the African American Affairs Commission in May that exhumations at Oak Lawn Cemetery for the 2024 season are complete and that a report summarizing the season’s work is expected in early June. Deputy Mayor Brenton Todd said the mayor’s budget presentation requested nearly $1 million to continue the city’s part of the graves investigation; that funding request was pending City Council review.
Todd said specialist teams — including Intermountain Forensics and genealogists working with the city — continued family outreach, DNA comparisons and genealogical matches for remains recovered in 2024. He asked commissioners and community supporters to speak with city councilors to press for the budget appropriation so…
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