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Residents press Pompano Beach over contested Westview Cemetery transfer; city says discussions are exploratory
Summary
Several speakers at Audience to Be Heard said a small, split cemetery board is negotiating to donate Westview Community Cemetery to the city against the wishes of families and a rival board; the mayor and staff said the city is "merely here to help" and not forcing a transfer.
Multiple residents used the public-comment period at the Oct. 28 City Commission meeting to urge the city to stay out of a contested matter involving Westview Community Cemetery and to respect a community-led legal process.
Jason Fuller, a resident who identified himself for the record, told the commission the cemetery is owned by a community group and governed by bylaws going back 70 years. He said a small group of board members executed a resolution and a letter of intent to donate the cemetery to the city without the…
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