Board delays parcel map approval, weighs fence and property trade to square cemetery
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Summary
Fairfield Cemetery Board asked for a county-recordable parcel map (not a graves plot map), deferred approving a new perimeter fence because of cost, and discussed pursuing a land trade with a neighboring owner to square the cemetery before any fencing.
Fairfield Cemetery Board members on Jan. 6 asked staff to provide a parcel map suitable for county recording rather than a plot map that shows individual graves, and they asked to receive a pre-proof by email for review before signing off.
The board discussed a previously suggested perimeter fence but agreed it is not a near-term priority because members estimated costs near $100,000. Instead, members discussed improving driveway landscaping and bringing in better gravel (current material described as muddy and low quality) and having the landfill grade the area. Board members also discussed approaching an adjacent landowner, identified in the meeting as Quinn Covert, about a possible land trade to square the cemetery property and make any eventual fence installation more straightforward.
Members directed staff to request a map proof reflecting only the parcel and property description (with occupied/unoccupied designations removed) and to circulate that proof by email for the board’s sign-off. They also assigned follow-up for driveway grading and gravel delivery in spring.