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City staff apologizes for cemetery cleanup method; rec center reports decade-high visits
Summary
Assistant director of public service said crews collected displaced grave decorations after wind storms and placed them in bins, acknowledging the approach fell short of community expectations; staff pledged new notification protocols. The rec center reported more than 24,000 visits in December.
City staff told the Tallmadge City Council that crews temporarily removed and stored cemetery decorations after recent high-wind storms, then acknowledged the tactic did not meet community expectations.
Assistant Director of Public Service Miss Hassing said crews “collected the items and placed them in bins for retrieval, thinking it was the best way to save them,” and added, “we realize that the implementation didn't meet our…
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