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Resident urges council to revisit Lafayette Cemetery moratorium, cites disturbed graves
Summary
Frank Archuleta told the council that past work at Lafayette Cemetery included graves being disturbed and urged lifting or modifying the moratorium so families who have paid for plots can bury loved ones; he said 150 letters went out but estimated more residents remain affected.
Frank Archuleta told the Lafayette City Council on Dec. 2 that city leaders must address past mistakes at Lafayette Cemetery and reconsider a current moratorium on burials. "It was illegal to dig up babies who were buried," Archuleta said, and urged council members to allow burials where families have purchased plots.
Archuleta described multi-generatio…
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