Amador County agrees to take over Pine Grove Cemetery after trustees step down

The Amador County Board of Supervisors voted to accept a resolution transferring three parcels that make up Pine Grove Cemetery from the Pine Grove trustees to Amador County. County staff told the board the trustees—identified in the record as Keith Bridal and Sandy Trevaskis—have run the cemetery for years and can no longer manage it, leaving the county responsible for its care.

County counsel summarized the site’s history, saying the cemetery and other public-use lots were set aside on an 1870 townsite map and trustees were historically appointed to manage them. Staff recommended the board accept and record a resolution of acceptance so the deeds and related paperwork could be signed and recorded.

Supervisor remarks at the meeting emphasized appreciation for the trustees’ volunteer hours and the complex, decades-long effort to map and preserve plots; the board noted the change will shift maintenance and administrative responsibility to the county. The board adopted the resolution by voice vote; the tally was recorded in the meeting as 4–0–1 in favor, with one supervisor absent.