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Officials hear Hatfield residents' complaints of blocked cemetery access and debate options for stray horses
Summary
Commissioner Lewis reported that residents in Hatfield say an out-of-state contractor is blocking access to private property and family cemeteries and that stray/wild horses are creating safety and property-damage problems; the court recommended private counsel and reviewed statutory limits for animal-control removal.
Commissioner Lewis told the Pike County Fiscal Court on Dec. 5 that residents in the Hatfield community are reporting land disputes and restricted access to family cemeteries allegedly caused by a company described as being from Missouri. He said people had been turned away from family grave sites and described trenches and security personnel reportedly preventing access.
"They've got people blocked from their personal property," Commissioner Lewis said, describing one visitor in his 80s who was turned away when trying to visit a…
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